Haylee Quick Bear gathering material to build a tipi. A large part of Lakolya Waoniya’s curriculum is participating in Lakota-based cultural activities. Despite being a high achiever with a stack of college acceptance letters, Natalie Bordeaux felt she needed time for personal reflection before taking the next big step in
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FILE – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks during a “Road to Healing” event, Jan. 20, 2023, at the Gila Crossing Community School in Laveen, Ariz. Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna, is the first Native American cabinet secretary. Her name is on the case arguing in favor
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On Thursday, June 15, the American Indian College Fund greeted the announcement of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Haaland v. Brackeen with joy and relief. This victory resonates throughout Indian Country and among Native people and their allies as a necessary recognition of the longstanding tenet of federal Constitutional
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In a surprising 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act against challenges that could have gutted tribal sovereignty and led to the adoption of Native children into non-Native homes. The opinion by Justice Amy Coney Barrett in the case of Haaland v. Brackeen rejected all constitutional challenges brought
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Guest instructor Hector gave the kids a list of the most important vegetables in CRYP’s 2.5-acre, naturally grown Winyan Toka Win (Leading Lady) Garden and invited them to each select a vegetable and create a still life on a large panel, using acrylic paints. CRYP will prominently display these panels
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Lakota artist Gene Swallow creates unique dolls and textile arts that build on centuries of tradition. An enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, his work continues a long line of work with fibers and textiles among Lakota people. Dolls were once used as both toys and instructional tools. Mothers
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RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA: Donovin Sprague, university instructor, author and historian, will present a lecture, The Battle of Greasy Grass on June 25, from 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. This presentation will explore the historic Battle of Greasy Grass, popularly known as the Battle of Little Bighorn, from a Lakota
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In this June 19, 2018, file photo, girls wave flags as they march along Pasadena Avenue in a parade from Max Brandon Park to University Park, celebrating Juneteenth in Flint, Mich. Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, FILE Story by the Associated Press Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day
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Gilbert, her assistant Janie Ducheneaux, and volunteers from the Sioux YMCA in Dupree plus other volunteers from the community worked together to plant the 400 tiny choke cherry trees that are now full-grown and thriving. (Courtesy photo) Chokecherries are sacred to the Lakota. At one time they were so important
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Marie Zephier SAINT PAUL, MN – The Bush Foundation today announced the selection of its 2023 Bush Fellows, a group of 24 individuals whose bold vision and leadership are shaping communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography. The 2023 Fellows
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