“I write from a position rare for a former prosecutor: to beseech you to commute the sentence of a man who I helped put behind bars.” James H. Reynolds U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the Leonard Peltier case. President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Frank Star Comes Out, speaks on behalf
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OST Attorney Mario Gonzalez, Wakpamni District Representative Sonya Little Hawk Weston and the President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Frank Star Comes Out in the courtroom during the OST v United States. (Photo courtesy Frank Star Comes Out President Facebook page) RAPID CITY—A fundamental misunderstanding persists on the part of
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Leroy Spang, 79, who served as President of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe from2008 until 2012 has journeyed to the next camp. (Photo by Dan Kraker) LAME DEER, MT—The Northern Cheyenne Tribe experienced a great loss on February 11, 2023 when former Tribal President, Leroy Spang, age 79, made his journey
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Sec. Deb Haaland poses for a picture with Jr. Miss Gila River Sineca Jackson during her visit to the Gila River Indian Community on Feb. 22, 2022. Photo Credit: Gila River Indian News WASHINGTON, DC— The Department of the Interior recently announced a nearly $580 million allocation to continue fulfilling
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HELENA, MT—The Montana State Legislature, now in bi-annual session has the highest number of tribal elected officials in the Nation. They are about seven percent of the Legislature, slightly higher than the census count of Indians in Montana which is slightly over six percent. Yet in the 2023 legislative session
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LAS VEGAS – When he played Smiles A lot in the 1990 film “Dances with Wolves” Nathan Chasing Horse won over the hearts of many movie goers with his boyish antics. Now, 33 years later, the actor is being charged with using his influence to sexually abuse young indigenous girls.
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Manny and Renee Iron, members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe visit the infamous Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. (Photo courtesy Renee Iron Hawk) Renee Iron Hawk (Tituwan Oohenumpa) first heard years ago about annual “Bearing Witness” retreats at the infamous Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO – The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is proud to announce the launch of “Change the Bill”, a call to action that aims to promote reconciliation through art. Despite being the original inhabitants of this land, an Indigenous person has never been represented on a permanent Canadian
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Dean Alan Smith, pastor of over twenty years at the Morning Star Baptist Church in Lame Deer, Montana. LAME DEER, MT—On January 3, 2023, Dean Alan Smith, pastor of over twenty years at the Morning Star Baptist Church in Lame Deer, Montana, pled not guilty to federal charges filed the
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Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. received the Key to the City from Muskogee Mayor Marlon Coleman during an after-celebration held at the Martin Luther King Community Center. MUSKOGEE, OK — Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. was presented the Key to the City of Muskogee during the
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