September marks National Suicide Prevention Month – a month to remember the lives lost to suicide, the millions of people who have struggled with suicidal ideation, and acknowledge the individuals, families, and communities that have been impacted. It is also a time to raise awareness about suicide prevention and share
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There is an updated tool for application and participation in the public service loan forgiveness program. The tool allows participants to manage their account completely online, including the required signatures by borrowers and their employers. Things you can do with the online tool include the following: The tool provides a
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Shared by United Resource Connection September 5, 2023
Models outside a tipi at the Fiddlers Green Studios Artist Ride dressed in period attire. The yearly event brings together artists, photographers and models for a week-end in the past. EDGEMONT – What started out as a trail ride in 1984, has morphed into what has been dubbed the “Best
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Bob Barker/Adam Sandler iconic fight scene from Happy Gilmore. Photo courtesy ew.com There is a Facebook meme making the rounds of late, featuring a bowl of chicken soup, some soda crackers, and a bottle of ginger ale next to the face of the late game show host, Bob Barker. For
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Bob Barker/Adam Sandler iconic fight scene from Happy Gilmore. Photo courtesy ew.com RAPID CITY—Every August hundreds of thousands of non-tribal bikers descend upon the Black Hills all looking to be part of something larger than themselves, all looking to be a part of the Sturgis Rally Biker Tribe. Membership is
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Wilma Mankiller became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1985. She reminded her opponents that objections to Native women in leadership are a colonial imposition. In a proclamation issued by President Joseph Biden on August 25, 2023, he wrote, “On Women’s Equality Day (August 26), we
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Left to right: Natasha Martinez (Diné/Chiricahua Apache), Keona Hosteen (Navajo Nation), Selena Romero (Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona), Amanda Charger (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe), Sky Harper (Navajo Nation), Sam Lee Regan (Cherokee Nation), Chenoa Webster (Oneida Nation), Nessa Ankney (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation), Brianna Waukau (Menominee Indian Tribe
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SIOUX FALLS, SD – During the South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition’s first-ever Annual Membership Meeting, the Wells Fargo Foundation announced a $1.7 million grant award from its Invest Native initiative to support the Coalition’s continued growth and development, including creating a new housing development subsidiary to support tribal communities in
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A number of changes have been applied to Federal Student Loan repayment requirements following the U.S. Supreme Court determination that the federal student debt relief program, initiated last year, did not have proper authorization. Since our previous student loan debt relief update, an additional income-based student loan repayment program has
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The National Association for Children of Addiction produces a booklet called “Tools for Kids” to support healthy development of children impacted by addiction in their family. The 2023 version of the booklet provides children with important information about addiction, how addiction impacts kids, what kids can do, and how children
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