WASHINGTON, June 6, 2023 — The American Bar Association Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice will honor Native American rights trailblazer and activist John E. Echohawk, executive director of the Native American Rights Fund. The award will be presented at a dinner celebration honoring his distinguished career during the
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Jonathan Windy Boy On March 30, 2023, the Catholic church, by way of a Vatican press release, officially repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery. Montana State Representative Jonathan Windy Boy, Chippewa Cree suggested this story. He hopes to introduce legislation to get the State of Montana to concur. That will have
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Houses in a new development on Oct. 28, 2022, in Harrisburg. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) For-profit entities might have a shot at some of the $200 million in housing infrastructure funding, the Housing Development Authority’s board members learned on Tuesday. Tribal entities, however, likely won’t be eligible unless the Legislature
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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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