Art Rave, Director of the Cheyenne River Long-term Recovery Group. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COURAGE PROJECT Reprinted from West River Eagle Some people focus on problems: blaming, complaining, and criticizing. Art Rave (Cheyenne River and Oglala Lakota) would rather focus on solutions, uplifting the community and collaborating regionally, nationally, and
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Pete Lien and Sons sign promoting sustainable mining. (Photo by Marnie Cook) BLACK HILLS – The large out-of-state – and often international — mining companies operating in the Black Hills have a history of doing business here using a public front that is an entity that is organized in South
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Northglenn, CO — The Native American Fish & Wildlife Society (NAFWS) will launch From the Field – Elevating Indigenous Voices on April 15, 2026, a peer-reviewed publication authored entirely by Tribal fish and wildlife professionals working on Tribal lands. The publication will be available as an open-access resource at
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Mary Annette Pember (Wisconsin Ojibwe), author of Medicine River I have read few books since becoming a writer/editor for the West River Eagle. I spend considerable time doing research and reading many sources for the feature articles I write. This along with other commitments and responsibilities limits the time I
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Tribal flags hang on a fence in August 2016 near the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline north of Cannon Ball, N.D. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) Greenpeace has asked for a second trial after a judge entered a $345 million judgment against the organization in
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The Black Hills State University Center for American Indian Studies will host its 41st annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in the Donald E. Young Center April 18 at noon to conclude its celebration of American Indian Awareness Week taking place April 13-17. (BHSU Photo by Juli Teasley) SPEARFISH, S.D. – The
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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden SIOUX FALLS – Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Colman Egan High School and the McCrossan Boy’s Ranch in support of her Returning Education to the States Tour and the Flandreau Indian School in support of
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2026 Sundance Institute Native Lab Fellows, Sabrina Saleha (Navajo), Taylor Foreman-Niko (Samoan), Miles T. RedCorn (Osage and Caddo) and Ashley Qilavaq-Savard (Inuk). (Photo Courtesy) LOS ANGELES, CA, April 7, 2026 — The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the fellows selected for the 2026 Native Lab, the signature initiative of the
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A botanical garden on the grounds of the Heritage Living Center in Ashland, Montana near the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. (Photo courtesy HLC) Part II The first part of this article summarized how the Heritage Living Center (HLC), an assisted living center for elders, was developed by the late Father Emmett
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It’s back again! Your local Menards home improvement store is again serving as a drop site for a local Humane Association for two full months, April 1 through May 31, 2026. We’re pleased that we’re able to participate in such a wonderful event as we hope to lend a
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