Eugene “Ray” Taken Alive has been fighting for the return of his grandmother’s voice recordings from the Lakota Language Consortium since her death in 2020. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal) Eugene “Ray” Taken Alive has spent the better part of four years in an ongoing backand forth legal
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Pipeline spills between 2010 and 2020 in the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains States. Black circles indicate size and location of involuntary oil, gas, and chemical discharges. Shaded patches indicate Tribal lands. Photo credit: Native Land Information System https:nativeland.info Between 2010 and 2020 there were 3398 oil, gas, and hazardous
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Oglala Chief Red Cloud during his visit to Carlisle Indian School in 1880. WASHINGTON, DC—It takes 23 hours to drive from Pine Ridge to Carlisle Indian School but this far off historic industrial school has had a large impact on the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Last Monday President Biden signed a
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North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum selected by President elect Donald Trump to lead Department of Interior. The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) nations esteemed the recent Cabinet selection by Donald Trump of Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota for the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior. MHA
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been tapped to lead a new initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency. Their goal is a trimmer, cheaper federal bureaucracy by July 4, 2026. (Images via Wikimedia) From health care to education, the impacts of Trump’s proposed cuts to government spending on Indian Country
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Eastern Washington University celebrates Native American Heritage Month by honoring Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. As Eastern honors National Native American Heritage Month this November, we hope you might join us in celebrating the memory of the late Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, an EWU scholar who gained national prominence for her role in advancing academic
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Yellowbird Life Ways Center holds Traditional Feast Fans of gourmet food would have easily coughed up $500/plate or more to partake in the Food Sovereignty Celebration held at the Blessed Sacred Catholic Church on Sunday evening, November 17th. Instead, the gourmands were regular Northern Cheyenne people (about a hundred or
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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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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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