RAPID CITY – Three of the country’s largest tribal-nations have formed a historic alliance to improve healthcare for tribal-citizens living in Pennington County, South Dakota. On Wednesday, November 4, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe passed resolution 2021-266, bringing the tribe into the current partnership between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the
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By Clara Caufield, Native Sun News Today Editor RAPID CITY—It’s time to bundle up Millard, Zachary, Ulysses and the 40 other downtown presidential statues in winter apparel items to benefit those in need. Monday marks the seventh season when winter apparel items can be placed on the downtown statues.
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Left to Right: Bobbi Meszaros, Board Member, Walter Lamer, Board President, Ben Night Horse Campbell, Joy Harjo, Jamer Parker Shield, CEO, Ernie Stevens Jr., Famous Dave Anderson, Emil Notti, Richard West, Holly Cook, Board Member, Frances Alverez, Board Member, Front sitting: Marcella Lebeau.(Courtesy Photo) OKLAHOMA CITY – The sounds
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(Photo courtesy of Avila University) The following information is provided by the Library of Congress website. What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S.,
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RAPID CITY – Three of the country’s largest tribal-nations have formed a historic alliance to improve healthcare for tribal-citizens living in Pennington County, South Dakota. “The Oglala Sioux Tribe welcomes the Rosebud Sioux Tribe back to this historic partnership. United again, as allies, we look forward to creating a better healthcare future
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CHEROKEE, NC – Richard Sneed, the Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, released the following statement regarding the House passage of the Lumbee Recognition Act: “The group calling themselves the ‘Lumbee Indians’ has changed their story many times claiming affiliation with multiple unrelated tribes but have
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Center rider (white horse) Chance Clifford (Photo by Jaden Black Elk) Pine Ridge Reservation – In mid-October, an event organized by local members of the International Indigenous Youth Council (IIYC indigenousyouth.org) issued a statement regarding a planned protest at Red Cloud Indian School, formerly known as Holy Rosary Mission, on
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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe legend Marcella LeBeau (Photo Courtesy of USA Today) Marcella LeBeau, is a 102 year old member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte whose Lakota name is Wignuke Wate Win (Pretty Rainbow Woman). Perhaps one of the oldest Native Americans in the Great Plains, she
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Descendants of the Wounded Knee Massacre with US Congressman Kai Kahele (D-Hawaii), Congresswoman Sharice Richards (D-Kansas), Marcella LeBeau, Buffalo Soldiers society & OST President Kevin Killer (Courtesy Photo) WASHINGTON – As the United States honors National Native American Heritage Month and examines its commitment to Native American communities, United States
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Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota (Photo courtesy of Travel South Dakota) WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK – Wind Cave National Park will offer free tours on November 11, Veterans Day, to commemorate and honor the service of American veterans. Tours of the Garden of Eden are at 10 a.m.
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