Omaha Tribe drummers sing inside the Nebraska State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, during a press conference hosted by the tribe to announce legislation that would require the Nebraska governor to negotiate in good faith a tobacco tax compact with the Omahas. (Kevin Abourezk/ICT) LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Omaha
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WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today released a new Strategic Direction for the Bureau of Indian Education, establishing a performance-driven roadmap to improve student outcomes, strengthen Native language and culture and enhance operational effectiveness across Bureau-funded schools. The Strategic Direction reinforces tribal sovereignty and local control by prioritizing
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A sign at Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention facility in Florida. (Photo: SovNAT) The Miccosukee Tribe isn’t backing down from its commitment to protect its homelands despite being rebuked by President Donald Trump and abandoned by Republicans in Congress amid a national immigration crackdown that has Indian Country reeling. On
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During this month’s quarterly session held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, Leaders of the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Tribes met to discuss important issues impacting tribes. From left: Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill, Seminole Nation Chief Sena Yesslith, Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby, Choctaw Nation
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L to R, Lisa Pustejovsky, Jay Davis, Tonchi Weaver, Nick Reid, Mark Merchan, and John Way. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY— Residents packed the Minneluzahan Senior Center, which hosted the LibertyLand TIF (Tax Increment Finance) forum on December 27, 2025. The original project planned for the northeast side of
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Honored for Outstanding Achievement was Rachel Louise Two Bulls. Two Bulls is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, RAPID CITY – The Lakota Nations Education Conference announced the recipients of its prestigious Outstanding Contribution Awards, recognizing exceptional dedication to education and continuous support for the conference’s mission. The
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Dr. Valeriah Big Eagle, Yankton Sioux Tribe MESA, AZ – The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development is proud to announce the 2026 class of Native American 40 Under 40 recipients. Nominated by their peers, 40 Under 40 honorees exemplify leadership, initiative, and dedication and have made significant contributions
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Participants gathered in downtown Mni Luzahan (Rapid City) for NDN Collective’s inaugural Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration. (Photo by Darsha Dodge, Rapid City Journal) RAPID CITY, S.D. – A South Dakota jury sided with the Native American nonprofit organization NDN Collective on Friday in a discrimination lawsuit against the Grand Gateway
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RAPID CITY – Santa brought an early Christmas gift to Black Hills Life Flight air medical service—an upgraded PC-12/47 NG fixed wing plane! Based in Rapid City, the crew will use this asset to transport patients needing to go farther distances for higher-level medical care or in weather conditions
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The exhibit featured cradleboards made by mothers of missing and murdered women. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – It was an emotional moment for the many who gathered at the Cradle Board Exhibit during the Forty Eighth Annual Lakota Nations Education Conference who were there to remember their lost
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