The birth of a White Buffalo Calf at Bear River State Park is creating quite a stir as White Buffalo are sacred to many tribes on the Northern Plains. (Courtesty Photo) As first reported by the Cowboy State Daily News, A 30-pound rare white bison calf hit the ground at
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Graduates at a tribal college graduation ceremony wearing regalia. Regalia has spiritual and traditional significance in Native cultures. As members of the National Native Scholarships Providers (NNSP), we believe school should be a place where young people feel free to learn, grow, and excel—while being true to their identities. Unfortunately,
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Sean Sherman the Sioux Chef (center) Chef Sean Sherman (Lakota), Culinary Program Specialist Vern DeFoe (Anishinaabe), and Market Herbal Specialist Francesca Garcia (Mexican, Raramuri & Yoeme) were proud to prepare an Indigenous menu for the Red Dress Gala on May 5th in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Gala is hosted
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The University of North Dakota has hired Mary Baker as its Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) compliance liaison to assist with the University’s ongoing repatriation efforts. Baker comes to UND from the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Tribal Historic Preservation Office in New Town, N.D. Since September 2019,
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RAPID CITY – NDN Collective launched LANDBACK For the People, a new monthly podcast getting back to the origins of the LANDBACK movement, digging deep into history, while looking towards the future of Indigenous liberation where everyone has a place in the circle to bring their gifts, skills, and their
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It has been 47 years since Rutgers University Professor Ivan Van Sertima’s controversial book—They Came Before Columbus—ignited a dormant but viscerally powerful need in Black America to reimagine, embellish and validate their cultural history, given the perceived accepted abject history of slavery, exploitation and segregation. Van Sertima’s assertion was
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Outreach team. Journey On team members, all of them Indigenous and many of them experienced with homelessness themselves, work the streets of Rapid City wearing signature green apparel to forge personal connections with homeless people in the interest of public safety. (Photo: Courtesy of Journey On) Sioux Falls to begin
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Tribes and Native artists and crafters will help shape new rules WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs announced today that they will hold nation-to-nation consultations with Tribes and listening sessions
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KYLE – The South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition is pleased to announce that it has selected Red Dawn Foster (Oglala Lakota and Navajo) as Executive Director to lead the formation and launch of its housing development subsidiary, an entity that will support tribal communities in their efforts to increase the
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RAPID CITY—One South Dakota educational organization after another have joined South Dakota’s nine Indian tribes opposing the current changes to social studies standards. The latest are the School Administrators of South Dakota, and the South Dakota Association of Elementary School Principals. Over 20 school boards across the state have issued
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