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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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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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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Back row (L to R): Valerie Bellson, Harold Dusty Bull, Jonas Yazzie, Mark Vance, Carla Mann, Anna Ross, Leanna Russell, Christine FinedayFront row (L to R): Marry Knutsen, Petra Wilson, Jackie White, Catherine Ezquivel RAPID CITY— Although the Johnson-O’Malley Act (JOM) was signed into law in 1934, many people who
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After three days of meetings, more than 50 participants visited significant Black Hills sites with Lakota guide Carla Rae Marshall.Photo Courtesy: Carla Rae Marshall RAPID CITY – Advocates for the U.N. declaration of a World Indigenous Peoples Decade of Water partnered with local organizations to drum up grassroots support at
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Why does anger escalate and damage relationships that did not need to be damaged? Why are some relationships stormier than they need to be? Why is it so hard to be happy these days? The problem is that we all feel vulnerable. Bad things happen to good people. You can
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PIERRE – Twenty-six current and former South Dakota Republican legislators sent letters to President Donald Trump, Senator John Thune, Senator Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson opposing proposed legislation to provide taxpayer funded grants to encourage states to enact “red flag” laws similar to those enacted by 17 states such as California, New York,
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Brandon Sazue former Chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.Photo Credit: Facebook PIERRE – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that a former Crow Creek Sioux Tribe councilmember and chair was indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzlement & theft from an Indian tribal organization, and aiding and
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