Gianna “Gigi” Sieke, Lawren “Lulu” Goodfox, Chad Renfro, Scott George, Julie O’Keefe, Brandy Lemon, Martin Scorsese, Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, Julie Standing Bear, Christopher Cote and Addie Roanhorse attend the New York premiere of Apple Original Films’ “Killers of the Flower Moon” at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. “Killers
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Oglala Lakota Communications Office PINE RIDGE – After nearly three years of in-depth research and planning in close collaboration with community members, Makoce Agriculture Development has released its Master Plan for the Pine Ridge Reservation’s first ever Food Hub–a cutting-edge facility that will support the development of a local, regenerative
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Valery Killscrow Copeland — a member of the Oglala-Lakota Sioux Tribe — takes viewers on a hike…that’s interrupted by Bigfoot! Kevin Abourezk — a citizen of the Rosebud Lakota Nation — details his work to rally his Native community to oppose a massive housing development on tribal land. Stories from
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Shared by Native Sun News Today October 28, 2023
Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund Six nonprofit leaders nationwide chosen for advancing opportunities Denver, Colo.— Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO of the Denver-based American Indian College Fund, was named a Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Social Equality Awardee (NBSE). Bank of American
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RAPID CITY—Mental health care is one of the major areas of service currently lacking in the Indigenous community of Rapid City. Access to care, programs and trainings are unfortunately few and far between. One of the many goals for the Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) conference recently held in Rapid
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing partnerships for a new, interagency pilot project aimed at offering more localized ground bison meat for tribal communities through the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). The pilot will look at changes to how USDA purchases bison to
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WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a nearly $327 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to continue fulfilling settlements of Indian water rights claims with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. The funding will support major water projects across
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My concern is that this will drag out for years and years, and in the meantime, the community will continue to suffer. – Ben Fenner, attorney for Oglala Sioux Tribe The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement building was closed in 2005. Without a central detention center, when an adult
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Local Non-Profit to Close After 12 Years of Serving the Rapid City Community Rapid City, S.D., October 13, 2023 – It is with heavy hearts that the HOPE Center announces their upcoming closure. Due to circumstances outside of their control, they are unable to continue to provide services. The last
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Friends and family of those who were honored at the West River History Conference with the West River Notable Awards display the Certificates presented on October 6, 2023. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) Marnie Cook at the Native Sun News Today office displaying the West River Notable award bestowed
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