Bob Barker/Adam Sandler iconic fight scene from Happy Gilmore. Photo courtesy ew.com There is a Facebook meme making the rounds of late, featuring a bowl of chicken soup, some soda crackers, and a bottle of ginger ale next to the face of the late game show host, Bob Barker. For
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Bob Barker/Adam Sandler iconic fight scene from Happy Gilmore. Photo courtesy ew.com RAPID CITY—Every August hundreds of thousands of non-tribal bikers descend upon the Black Hills all looking to be part of something larger than themselves, all looking to be a part of the Sturgis Rally Biker Tribe. Membership is
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Wilma Mankiller became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1985. She reminded her opponents that objections to Native women in leadership are a colonial imposition. In a proclamation issued by President Joseph Biden on August 25, 2023, he wrote, “On Women’s Equality Day (August 26), we
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Left to right: Natasha Martinez (Diné/Chiricahua Apache), Keona Hosteen (Navajo Nation), Selena Romero (Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona), Amanda Charger (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe), Sky Harper (Navajo Nation), Sam Lee Regan (Cherokee Nation), Chenoa Webster (Oneida Nation), Nessa Ankney (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation), Brianna Waukau (Menominee Indian Tribe
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SIOUX FALLS, SD – During the South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition’s first-ever Annual Membership Meeting, the Wells Fargo Foundation announced a $1.7 million grant award from its Invest Native initiative to support the Coalition’s continued growth and development, including creating a new housing development subsidiary to support tribal communities in
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Brothers Wakiyan LaPoint, and Thorne LaPoint, Sicangu Lakota from Rosebud were the hosts of the Mni Ki Wakan summit. (Photo by Christopher Pina) RAPID CITY – On August 15-17, organizers of the Mni Ki Wakan Water Summit brought together water protectors from the four corners of Ina Maka (Mother Earth)
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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear, online publisher of Buffalo’s Fire, addresses about 400 Canadian and U.S. journalists on Aug. 12 during her acceptance speech of the inaugural Tim Giago Free Press Award. The awards banquet took place during the 40th Annual National Native Media Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. PHOTO/Indigenous Journalists Association
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Happy crew at 2nd Blessings 2023 National Thrift Store Day (Courtesy: Clara Caufield) SHERIDAN, Wyo. – August 17th was National Thrift Store Day. In Sheridan, WY it was observed and celebrated in the spirit of generosity by the 2nd Hand Blessings Thrift Store in Sheridan, WY. Everything in the store
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Rotunda at the new Oyate Health Center on the Sioux San Campus in Rapid City designed by Seven Generations Architecture + Engineering (7GAE). (Courtesy photo) KALAMAZOO, MI – Seven Generations Architecture + Engineering (7GAE), a southwest Michigan based, tribally owned AE firm is working to preserve native histories in Rapid
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At one time the date for human occupation of the Americas was set at about 13,000 years ago, this date determined from archaeological digs at Clovis sites, principally in New Mexico. Over the years this date has been pushed back in time by findings since determined valid, and by findings
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