Intertribal tourism alliance holds free Native American Heritage Month Celebration this weekend in North Dakota capital The message is that we as tribal people belong here and we’re still here’ Promoters of an intertribal tourism alliance anticipate up to 1,000 attendees during their second annual Native American Heritage Month Celebration.
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Shared by Native Sun News Today November 18, 2024
Oglala Lakota College Board of Trustees/Local Board election results KYLE – Oglala Lakota College held Board of Trustees elections on November 5, 2024 in conjunction with the Oglala Sioux Tribal General Election. Elections were held for Board of Trustee positions for Pahin Sinte College Center, Pejuta Haka College Center, and
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Joannie Suina (Pueblo of Cochiti) MINNEAPOLIS – As we commemorate Native American Heritage Month this November, we reflect on the resilience and contributions of Native American communities across the nation. This month serves as a powerful reminder of the deep history and rich cultures of Indigenous peoples, as well as
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Hocokata .i is the SMSC’s cultural center and gathering space.(Photo courtesy Hocokata .i webpage) SHAKOPEE, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) today announced that its cultural center, Hocokata .i [ho-cho-kah-tah-tee], will host three educational events in November. The events are in conjunction with the We Are Water MN
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$2 Million grant for Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery earned by USD Addiction Counseling and Prevention Faculty VERMILLION, S.D. – Receiving treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) can be difficult and full of stigma for many, but faculty members in the USD Department of Addiction Counseling & Prevention are
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“Beech-Poplar Forest in Autumn” by A. Keuthan Part 2 of 2 With climate change resulting in more frequent flooding, storms, drought, extreme heat in Summer, and reduced glacial melt in Spring, countries are looking for ways to reduce the root causes of global warming by sequestering carbon. One way of
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Shared by Native Sun News Today November 12, 2024
The small, rural Wyoming town of Dayton can only watch and pray as the Elk Fire burns across the mountain face of the Bighorns above. (Photo by Chad Flanagan, Lifelong Dayton Resident) BIG HORN MOUNTAINS, Wyo — In one way, it is hard to keep up with the Elk fire,
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Program navigators for 988 Tribal Response reach out to relatives to bring awareness to tribal communities about the 988 call, text, or chat line. RAPID CITY, SD – Patricia “Trish” Collins (Rosebud Lakota) and Kate Swallow (Cheyenne River Lakota) are Program Navigators for Great Plains 988 Tribal Response, a program
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LAME DEER, MT: On October 3. 2024, Northern Cheyenne tribal voters went to the election polls to cast ballots for the Tribal General election that will fill nine terms for the next four years. The number of write-in candidates was extremely high during this election, but only one write-in prevailed,
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Portrait of Jackie Batrus, Campaigns and Communications Manager for Wild.org RAPID CITY –In the final week of August, Rapid City played host to a gathering of brilliant individuals from across the globe. Indigenous representatives from 41 countries gathered for the 12th meeting of the Wilderness Congress, where they exchanged insights,
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