Last week a fire broke out at a house in Wanblee consuming the structure in short order. Fire companies from Kadoka, Long Valley and Interior were called out to fight the fire, but due to the distance and poor road conditions, the house was a complete loss, but thankfully with
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Cheryl Tiara Long Soldier Not a day goes by that the news doesn’t highlight a lost family member, a friend, a neighbor or a loved one. All of these incidents come with many unanswered questions. Was the person depressed? Was the person angry? Was there a fight that ended badly?
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Nick Tielson, president and CEO of NDN Collective RAPID CITY—Today, in response to Governor Kristi Noem’s social studies standards which were updated after public outcry over blatant erasure of Indigenous people in last year’s original proposal, NDN Collective released the following statements: “The newly proposed SD social studies are merely
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Dr. Valeria Big Eagle RAPID CITY—Inroads were being made to bring the Lakota language into the Rapid City Area Schools, but sadly, the steps will come up just short this year. One of the major factors, it appears is the lack of qualified teachers for said classes in
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Alan Parker It has been a couple of weeks since Alan R. Parker lost his long battle with cancer. An enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Nation, Parker received a Juris Doctor degree from UCLA in 1972, and was at the forefront of political advocacy for all things tribal for
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Sioux Chiefs from the late 1800’s. We at Native Sun News Today know our readership is interested in knowing who our current and future leaders are. So following is a compilation of the tribal elections and leadership of the nine tribes in South Dakota. We are providing this information as
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Earlier this year, in May, the U.S. government announced that another round of free, at-home COVID test kits would be made available to order through the United States Postal Service. The test kits can be ordered no more than eight at a time, and are shipped for FREE to residences
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AP—A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s request for a review of a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision to grant a license for a potential uranium mine in southwestern South Dakota despite the tribe not being individually consulted on the potential impact to cultural resources. The
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Cherokee Nation Language Department Director Howard Paden, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Fluent Speaker Rosie Flute, Speaker Services Manager Sammy Eagle and Speaker Services Specialist Winterhawk Grimmett. (Courtesy Cherokee nation) STILWELL, OK—For nearly a year fluent Cherokee Speaker Rosie Flute was cooking family meals on an electric burner after her
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On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we recognize Indigenous knowledge, culture and practices that can inform the way we address climate, foster more inclusive communities, and live up to our responsibilities to future generations. WASHINGTON — On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Secretary of the
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