South Dakota’s Mathis murders: Horror in the Heartland By Noel Hamiel About the Book It was perhaps the most infamous murder case in state history. Ladonna Mathis was shot twice in the head at point-blank range inside the family’s metal shed serving as their makeshift home. Two of her three
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American Indian College Fund honors tribal college students of the year DENVER —The American Indian College Fund will honor 35 Tribal College and University Students of the Year, 46 Coca Cola First Generation Scholars, and its 2021-22 Tribal College and University Honoree of the Year at a virtual ceremony
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Groundwater Arts announces celebrating Native Joy KYLE — Groundwater Arts announced today that it will produce a community-centered weekend called Celebrating Native Joy in June 2022 in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The weekend will feature performances of three new plays by Seminole/Mvskoke playwright and Groundwater Arts co-founder Tara Moses,
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Luncheon by Design spotlights Indigenous fashion designers Photo of Christian Allaire. Photo courtesy of Christian Allaire. DENVER — The Denver Art Museum (DAM) announces the exciting return of two beloved fundraising events this spring and early summer, Luncheon by Design and Uncorked. Luncheon by Design has been
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Businessman, Dean Aurand, files petitions for District 33 House of Representatives RAPID CITY – Dean Aurand has filed his petitions with the South Dakota Secretary of State and is proudly running as a Republican for District 33 House of Representatives. Aurand moved to Rapid City in 1985 to start
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Rapid City’s continuous problem with low income housing By Joe Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer For One Rapid City to COUP, the projects they’re aiming for are lofty, but a good cause. “We started out at One Rapid City, in 2018,” Says LaVonne Roach, community Organizer
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Grand Snafu: Hotel in Rapid City drops a Racist business practice By Joseph Budd Native Sun News Today Staff Writer RAPID CITY – Due to an early morning shooting in Rapid City, the Owner of the Grand Gateway Hotel had elected to make the statement, banning Native Americans from the
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NIHB Board of Directors sets priorities for 2022 WASHINGTON – The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) Board of Directors met virtually for its First Quarter and Annual Board Meeting on February 23 and 24. NIHB’s Chairman William Smith, Board Member of the Valdez Tribe, presided over the meeting
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KU Powwow returns LAWRENCE, Kan. — For several decades, the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association (FNSA) has hosted the annual KU FNSA Powwow. The event celebrates the diversity of Native American cultures in the community through dancing, singing and honoring the traditions of Indigenous ancestors. The legacy of enriching the local
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Sheriff candidate Mechaley says racial tensions and crime are destroying Pennington County’s quality of life RAPID CITY – “Over the past two weeks our county has been shaken by violence, with two shooting incidents in an eight-day span and with racist comments by a business owner interspersed between
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