Call for photos with Indigenous storytelling themes

Call for photos with Indigenous storytelling themes EAGAN, MN – StrongHearts Native Helpline (strongheartshelpline.org) is a national helpline providing support to Native American relatives impacted by domestic or sexual violence. Built by and for American Indians and Alaska Natives, advocates from StrongHearts provide supportive services, including peer support, safety planning,

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Shared by Native Sun News Today June 21, 2025

Consultation process deliberately minimizes tribal input

Great Plains, Rocky Mountain & COLT Tribal Leaders attend BIA Tribal “Consultation” Session in Bismarck, ND. (Photo courtesy OST President Frank Star Comes Out Facebook page) RAPID CITY—A Google search targeting tribal consultation reveals a predictable parade of press releases and bureaucratic updates—but few, if any, reflections from the tribal

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Community healing begins with acknowledgement

Wizipan Little Elk Garriott speaking to community members gathered at the recent unveiling of Tiwahe at the Remembering the Children Memorial. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – In the wake of a profound and painful investigation at the Rapid City Indian Boarding School, the community has come together to

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Shared by Native Sun News Today June 13, 2025

OST broadband coverage continues to expand

Broadband coming soon to Oglala Lakota Nation. (Stock photo) PINE RIDGE—In an era when reliable internet is essential to economic survival and educational success, vast stretches of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation have remained digitally dark. That’s changing—fast. The Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) has launched a multi-pronged broadband initiative that

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Gardening getting a good start at Northern Cheyenne

Gardening getting a good start at Northern Cheyenne LAME DEER, MT. – The efforts to promote gardening by several organizations are coming to fruition on Earlier this spring, the Yellowbird Lifeways project distributed hundreds of healthy seedlings to residents of the reservation; rototilled gardens for people who couldn’t do that

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Members of Montana’s American Indian Caucus say the 2025 legislative session may have been the group’s most successful yet.

The American Indian Caucus in the 2025 Montana Legislature includes (not in order) Director Lance Four Star, Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, Rep. Mike Fox, Rep. Donavon Hawk, Rep. Tyson Running Wolf, Sen. Jacinda Morigeau, Rep. Frank Smith, and Rep. Sidney “Chip” Fitzpatrick, Rep. Jade Sooktis, Sen. Susan Webber, Rep. Jade

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Shared by Native Sun News Today June 10, 2025

Colorado recognizes buffalo as wildlife

(Photo courtesy of Hans Watson) DENVER—With the passage of Senate Bill 25-053, Colorado has become the first state in the country to formally recognize the role bison extermination played in the U.S. government’s efforts to destroy the sovereignty and survival of tribal nations. The legislation reclassifies bison as wildlife—unless privately

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Native Arts Ecology Building Grant Opportunities: Rooted Pathways and Weaving Kinship

Native Arts Ecology Building Grant Opportunities: Rooted Pathways and Weaving Kinship We’re excited to announce the launch of two new Native Arts Ecology Building grant programs: Rooted Pathways and Weaving Kinship— both created to support Native led organizations, Native Community Development Financial Institutions, artist collectives, community organizations, and nonprofits. ROOTED

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‘A connection to home’

PROMISE – Veteran Service Corps (VSC), a non-profit organization based in Promise, South Dakota, and the West River Eagle in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation, have partnered to provide subscriptions to the West River Eagle to incarcerated relatives and college students away from home.

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Shared by Native Sun News Today June 6, 2025