Here are five reasons to why couples should seek counseling: 1) Strengthen Communication Skills: Being able to effectively listen, truly hear and validate the other’s position is a skill that isn’t necessarily a “given” for many people. Couples that really communicate effectively can discuss and resolve issues when they arise
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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger January 15, 2020
LAME DEER, Mont. – In a time of climate change and rising global tension, it is important that we counter the growing uncertainty by grounding ourselves and fostering authentic connection with one another and the earth. Now more than ever, we need to take the necessary steps to get back
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This past year was a significant one for Fredericks Peebles & Patterson LLP, the majority native-owned law firm that specializes in representing Native American tribes and native-owned entities throughout the country. In recent months, the firm successfully tackled two housing- and school-related issues that have important ramifications for tribes. In
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PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Tourism and the Governor’s Tourism Advisory Board recently selected Wanda Bunker, St. Joseph’s Indian School Historical Coordinator, as a recipient of the Governor’s Great Service Star award. She is recognized for providing outstanding customer service at the Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
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PINE RIDGE—The Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) has approved a reward for information leading to the location of Robert Kills Enemy and Vincent Little Dog of Manderson. Both men have been missing since December 28, 2019. Robert Kills Enemy’s date of birth is 3/4/1996. He is 5’6” and 110 lbs. Vincent
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TC Energy Corp.’s Hardisty, Alberta oil tank storage facility in Canada is part of the Keystone Pipeline System that would expand into Lakota Territory if more permits are granted. Photo courtesy TC Energy Corp. BUFFALO – As state hearings on the tribally contested water permits sought for Keystone XL Pipeline
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Heather Dawn Thompson Raycen Raines Part I of series RAPID CITY – A lawsuit filed in October in the Wakpamni Lake Community Corporation scandal that defrauded retirement trust funds of $43 million, alleges three law firms and several individuals involved, failed to perform their due diligence in the issuance of
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Volunteers in Rapid City regularly held signs during December and January to warn the public of modern mining’s threats to water supplies. This one was at Rushmore Civic Center during the Lakota Nation Invitational tournament. Photo courtesy Black Hills Clean Water Alliance RAPID CITY – Under pressure from Native and
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We spend much of our lives asking the wrong questions and complaining we can’t get a straight answer. For example, “Why are you so stupid?” or “How can I get him to change?” These questions are “wrong” because they miss the point, they are counter-productive, and they make the problem
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Our problems with guilt, often have two components: the current triggering “offense,” and our underlying, residual feelings from the past. When something in the present reminds us of a similar feeling from the past, they combine to make us feel guiltier than we need to feel. This excessive guilt can
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