William Smith / Valdez Native Tribe of Alaska WASHINGTON – The lack of funding for the federal Indian Health Service is a function of the failure to honor treaty obligations never more evident than in the disproportionate and extreme impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indian country, according to testimony
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When people are upset, the words they use rarely convey the issues and needs at the heart of the problem. When we listen for what is felt as well as said, we connect more deeply to our own needs and emotions, and to those of other people. Tips for being
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If you are out of touch with your feelings or so stressed that you can only pay attention to a limited number of emotions, you won’t be able to understand your own needs. If you don’t understand your deep-seated needs, you will have a hard time communicating with others and
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Tara Sweeney Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney recommended that Alaska Native Corporations receive CARES Act money that the U.S. Congress earmarked for tribal government. COURTESY / Senate Committee on Indian Affairs WASHINGTON – The Cheyenne River, Oglala, Rosebud Sioux and other tribes succeeded in barring the release
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RAPID CITY – Illuminative, a Native-led nonprofit that focuses on the increased visibility of Native peoples in American society, hosted a virtual town hall via their Facebook page on July 8. The meeting was titled The Time is Now: National Native Town Hall. With a large and diverse amount of
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OST President Julian Bear Runner PINE RIDGE – Julian Bear Runner, president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was suspended for 30 days and put on a 14 day quarantine during an emergency council meeting July 8. Robin Tapio, a representative from the Pine Ridge District, made the motion to suspend
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Muscogee Creek Nation: From left, Second Chief Del Beaver, Creek National Council Second Speaker Darrell Proctor, Creek National Council Speaker Randall Hicks, Principal Chief David Hill, Secretary of Education Greg Anderson and Creek Nation Ambassador Jonodev Chaudhuri, visited the Supreme Court on Feb. 11. COURTESY / Jason Salsman, Muscogee (Creek)
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These tents, photographed Dec. 4, 2016, held supplies for some of the thousands of pipeline resisters who camped at a yearlong Standing Rock mobilization: “There’s a big fight yet left.” COURTESY / Tracy L. Barnett WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nicole Ducheneaux had it right: As lead counsel on the Cheyenne River
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Tom Johnson, CEO of Elevate Rapid City RAPID CITY – Tom Johnson, CEO of Elevate Rapid City, grew up on the Wind River Indian Reservation but is not a registered tribal member. While being raised far away from population centers he and his family was forced to travel long distances
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The Blackfeet Nation has launched an effective public relations campaign to gain support for its proposal to designate the Badger Two Medicine as a Cultural Heritage Area, 130,000 acres within the Helena Lewis-Clark National Forest. In that effort the Tribe has provided detailed information about the idea of creating permanent
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