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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Chase Iron Eyes, right, sits next to his attorneys in a Morton County courtroom in April 2018 during a pretrial conference on charges of felony inciting a riot and misdemeanor criminal trespass related to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests on Feb. 1, 2017. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune BISMARCK, N.D.
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The eldest living descendant of White Fox, (Pawnee) is fighting to bring his regalia back home from Sweden. PAWNEE, OK— Much of the Pawnee world was in turmoil back in the 1870’s. Disease and hardship had reduced a once mighty warrior tribe to a fraction of its former numbers, and
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Place your hand on your chest. Breathe so that you feel your chest moving in and out against your hand. This is chest breathing, a shallow form of breathing that often occurs as a response to stress. Rapid chest breathing quickly gets oxygen to the muscles so you can fight
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Have you ever been totally absorbed while reading a book, cooking or watching a movie? Did you zone out to the point you didn’t notice what else was going on around you? If so, you’ve experienced a trance-like state that’s similar to what happens to you during hypnosis. Hypnosis, also
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The John Minor Wisdom United States Court Appeals Building where the Fifth Circuit affirmed the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act.Photo Courtesy: The Chronicle of Social Change PORTLAND, Ore. – Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals published its decision in Brackeen v. Bernhardt, the federal court challenge to the
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PINE RIDGE – Pine Ridge residents can enjoy a free lunch and register for great prizes during an open house planned outside Golden West Telecommunications from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27. The event will celebrate the recent upgrades Golden West has made in Pine Ridge, including
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Two Tribal Train the Trainer (T4) Program for Solar Certification classes will take place at the Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center in Pine Ridge. Photo Courtesy: Red Cloud Renewable Energy PINE RIDGE – Red Cloud Renewable (RCR) and Solar Energy International (SEI) announced selection of the first class of Native
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SACRAMENTO, CA – Three former officials of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians pled guilty to engaging in conspiracy to embezzle millions of dollars from the Tribe and related tax fraud. By doing so, they admitted guilt to a January 2017 federal criminal indictment that alleged a decade-long scheme to
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will likely appeal the court ruling upholding the Indian Child Welfare act to the Supreme Court. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will likely challenge a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act, a U.S. law that gives preference to tribal members
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