By Mary Steurer North Dakota Monitor BISMARCK, ND – Gov. Doug Burgum opposed removing Dakota Access Pipeline protesters by force, he testified Monday. An email shown in a federal court trial indicated Burgum favored using humanitarian outreach to the camps as a means to end the protests that drew thousands
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WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule to update the federal regulations regarding Class III Indian gaming compacts. The Indian gaming industry remains one of the most significant drivers of Tribal economic development in Indian Country. The updated regulations provide clearer guidance for Tribes and states to negotiate
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Holocaust Memorial Day observed on January 27 Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD), observed every year on January 27, is an opportunity for different people and communities to come together, learn about the past, and work together to protect people at risk of persecution today. The date was chosen because
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Tribes welcome end of state’s stonewalling The U.S. District Court has ordered North Dakota to adopt two tribes’ proposed redistricting maps, ending state officials’ delays on voting rights compliance. Native leaders welcomed the ruling that prevents dilution of American Indian polling power. “The court properly recognized the voting strength
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Gov. Kristi Noem set the tone for the 2024 South Dakota Legislature not with her session-opening State of the State Address but with her budget message in December. The second-term Republican touted a doctrine of financial discipline and austerity, embracing a tradition of South Dakota governors relishing not the
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Dozens of people gathered to protest in favor of tribal sovereignty laws outside the Maine State House in April 2023. (Photo By David Sharp AP) AUGUSTA, ME—Tribes in Maine continue to take action to solidify their tribal sovereignty. Question 6 on the November 7 ballot will ask voters if language
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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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General William T. Sherman (third from left) and Commissioners in council with chiefs and headmen, Fort Laramie, 1868 (Courtesy Photo) The dialogue concerning this issue was brought to my attention by Oglala Sioux Tribal Council Healthcare Committee members at the scheduled meeting of the three Tribal Health Committees representatives
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