Timber industry favorites use forest health as an excuse to poach already designated Biden ARPA dollars

It was Standard Operating Procedure at the Republican dominated South Dakota Legislature as lawmakers talked about forest health as they deferred Senate Bill 134 which would redirect already designated American Rescue Plan Act money to create the healthy forest critical infrastructure relief and grant program, and to declare an emergency.

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Shared by Native Sun News Today February 23, 2024

Biden-Harris administration announces $10 million from President’s Investing in America Agenda for Tribal Irrigation and Power Projects

Biden-Harris administration announces $10 million from President’s Investing in America Agenda for Tribal Irrigation and Power Projects WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a $10 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to upgrade and modernize Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)-owned irrigation projects and power

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Shared by Native Sun News Today February 23, 2024

GREAT PLAINS INDIAN TRADING ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF THE HISTORIC “SUPER VALUE GROCERY” BUILDING ON MAINSTREET IN NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA

  New Town, North Dakota Great Plains Indian Trading announced today the acquisition of the iconic Super Value Grocery Building in New Town, ND.  This purchase culminates a two-year process which included court ordered receivership of the previous owner, Tracey’s Market. Cornerstone Bank provided financing for the building purchase and

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Shared by Native Sun News Today January 27, 2024

Kristi Noem an absentee Governor

  As the Iowa caucuses finish, former President Donald Trump’s rivals for the Republican nomination have conceded defeat. In the coming days, after taking his victory laps, Trump will move on to the next stage of his campaign: choosing his running mate. The favorite (according to multiple betting websites) is

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Shared by Native Sun News Today January 26, 2024

Pine Ridge food hub master plan

Oglala Lakota Communications Office PINE RIDGE – After nearly three years of in-depth research and planning in close collaboration with community members, Makoce Agriculture Development has released its Master Plan for the Pine Ridge Reservation’s first ever Food Hub–a cutting-edge facility that will support the development of a local, regenerative

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Shared by Native Sun News Today November 3, 2023

Cherokee calls on Senate to reject Lumbee recognition

  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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Shared by Native Sun News Today November 11, 2021