RAPID CITY – The Western Mining Action Network is circulating a call that asks for help from tribal members and clean energy advocates to delay EPA water permit hearings over the proposed Dewey-Burdock Project, which aims to leach radioactive uranium from aquifers in the unceded treaty territory of the Black
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Shared by Native Sun News Today September 12, 2019
RAPID CITY— Every tribe has one treasure it must protect from plunder, a treasure that dwarves all other treasures combined— tribal sovereignty. People often wonder why sovereignty is so important— what sovereignty actually matters when the federal government can apply plenary power and run roughshod over it, whenever they are
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RAPID CITY – For the last couple of semesters, students and staff at Western Dakota Tech have been gathering for a prayer circle to begin the semester. This relatively new tradition of burning sage and doing a traditional prayer for the beginning of the new academic year has united the
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You may have fallen victim to your daily routine becoming a series of tedious demands and unfulfilling obligations. Kid’s soccer games, mowing the lawn, pick up the dry cleaning, visit your mother-in-law, do the dishes, take the dog to the vet, clean the house, buy a bunch groceries…We are all
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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger September 12, 2019
Communication is 10% information and 90% emotion. Good communication is more than just sending a message, it’s like a game of catch. Communication involves making sure that the message you send, is the message received; and that the message you receive is the message that was sent. Easier said than
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Most of us have very specific, vivid ideas about what staying in a psychiatric hospital looks like. These ideas have likely been shaped by Hollywood or sensationalist news stories. Because how often do we hear about someone’s real-life stay at a psychiatric facility? If going to therapy is rarely talked
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Shared by Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S., Contributing Blogger September 6, 2019
RAPID CITY– Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity, along with Samantha Goings, welcomes the public to attend a home dedication ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, August 30 at 929 Dilger Avenue in Rapid City. This home is the eighth and final home to be dedicated at the Garfield Green
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Tribal members and allies, pictured in Rapid City in 2015, continue to express opposition to licensing of proposed Dewey Burdock radioactive extraction project, which regulators say could have a large impact on Lakota cultural resources. RAPID CITY – With the Oglala Sioux Tribe set to argue Aug. 28-30 for its
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The Remove the Stain Act would strip the highest military award from 20 U.S. soldiers who slaughtered hundreds of Native women and children. WASHINGTON ― Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) plans to introduce legislation this fall to rescind 20 Medals of Honor awarded to U.S. soldiers who slaughtered hundreds of Lakota
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BLACK HILLS – Rural America Initiatives and Rapid City Community Conversations are pleased to announce the date and location of this year’s Native American Day Parade, which will be held in conjunction with the Black Hills Powwow on October 12, 2019 in downtown Rapid City. Parade registrations are available at
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