A previous post of ours erroneously reported that US Passport application fees can be waived for EBT recipients, and other low income households. We have a quality assurance team that reviews our content prior to posting but unfortunately did not catch this error on the front end. Our social service
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Shared by United Resource Connection July 9, 2024
BOULDER, Colo. – WILD.org and Wilderness Foundation Global are proud to announce the 12th World Wilderness Congress (WILD12), to be held from Sunday, August 25 to Saturday, August 31, 2024 in He Sápa, the Black Hills, the sacred lands of the Lakota Nation. The event’s host will be the Sicangu
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Shared by Native Sun News Today July 6, 2024
Northern Cheyenne Boys and Girls Club princess affectionately known as ‘Grasshopper’ at a parade in Colestrip. The driver is Emma Harris, better known as Granny Harris. (Photo by Diane Spotted Elk) LAME DEER, Mont. – One of the best things on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation for youth is the Boys
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Blue Gym in Cherry Creek where the Sacred belongings/Woyuha were on display for descendants of the Cankpe Opi (Wounded Knee) massacre. (Photo courtesy Calvin Spotted Elk) CHERRY CREEK, SD – On Tuesday, June 11, 2024, approximately 70 – 90 Lakota relatives gathered at Cherry Creek, SD, on the Cheyenne River
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Cutline 1 Native POP 2024 hoop dancer Tara Kingi performing. (Photo by Marnie Cook) Cutline 2 Native POP 2024 hoop dancer Tara Kingi performing. (Photo by Marnie Cook) Cutline 3 Native POP o2024 overall winner showing a current project to create playing cards for Native casinos. (Photo by Marnie Cook)
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Newark Exploratory Drilling Project Decision Memo Map April 2024. (Map provided by Forest Service) CUSTER – As the Forest Service put a hold on the Ponderosa proposed gold exploration drilling project in the northern Black Hills, another has been given permission. Last week, the Black Hills National Forest Service gave
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Leonard Peltier By SEARCHLIGHT STAFF A Native American man convicted of killing two FBI agents 49 years ago in South Dakota has lost what could be his final chance at parole, after widespread activism in support of his release. Leonard Peltier, 79, is serving two consecutive life terms in prison
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The Social Security Administration creates an annual statement for each individual, showing how much you have paid in Social Security and Medicare taxes, and how much you would get in Social Security benefits when you reach full retirement age. The Social Security Administration recalculates your retirement benefit each year after
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Traffic court can result in a question of citizenship for individuals that don’t have a driver’s license, especially if they happen to be latino. This is a hardship on the Latino community in that if one is unable to present documents quickly, they are often suspected by others as being
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Riders from the Northern Cheyenne, Northern Arapaho and Lakota tribes making their annual ride across the Battle of the Greasy Grass battlegrounds. (Photo by Diane Spotted Elk) BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN SITE, CROW AGENCY, Mont. — Though it was an extremely sultry day, as it must have also been
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