Bipartisan effort to improve rural internet access

President Biden at Tribal Nations Summit. (Courtesy Photo) WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), ranking member and chairman, respectively, of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), all members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and

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Biden Administration commits $135 million to tribal Communities impacted by climate change 

Newtok, Alaska, the village where erosion has already claimed several homes and the river is banging on more doors. WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration today announced the launch of a new Voluntary Community-Driven Relocation program, led by the Department of the Interior, to assist Tribal communities severely impacted by climate-related environmental

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A Tribal Language Story

Adeline Spotted Elk, Northern Cheyenne (Courtesy Photo) As noted in Part 1 of this article, the Northern Cheyenne are desperately struggling to save their language. Only approximately 315 of the nearly 12,000 enrolled members remain fluent speakers. Most speakers are elders. Due to COVID and other causes about two hundred

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LNI back for 45th annual tournament

Kul Wicasa’s 5-11 junior guard Gavin L High drives here against White Rivers Kendrell Cuevas but it was Thighs lockdown defense that would earn him defensive MVP honors at LNI (photo by Michele Davies) Kul Wicasa’s 5-11 junior guard Gavin Thigh drives here against White River’s Kendrell Cuevas but it

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Montana Tribal Legislative Caucus works across aisle

Jason Smalls ( photo courtesy of forefathers solutions.com) The bi-annual session of the Montana Legislature will convene the first Monday of January, 2023. The legislature is now dominated by extremely conservative Republicans. The House of Representatives and the Senate includes far more Republicans than Democrats. The Republicans are in control,

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Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate elect new leadership

  J. Garret Renville, newly elected Chairman of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. Renville will take office on January 3, 2023 OLD AGENCY VILLAGE – Located in the northeastern corner of South Dakota, with a small portion in the in the southeastern corner of North Dakota, lies the Lake Traverse Indian

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