A candlelight vigil was held for Esther Wolfe on February 22, on the sight were she lost her life. More than 150 people showed up to offer support for her family. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) Esther Wolfe, 25, who survived not only the death of her boyfriend in
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Beverly Stabber Warne Honoring Feb. 24, 2024 at the Mother Butler Center. (Photo courtesy of City of Rapid City) RAPID CITY – “My work is with Native students. All of my work is with Native students and I love it. I could be retired but I choose not to.” That
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February is American Heart Month, which is observed to encourage Americans to adopt healthy lifestyles to prevent heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Over the past 50 years, the prevalence of CVD has
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Honoring our exceptional artists and culture bearers! “We are excited about the wide variety of cultural and artistic practices of the 2024 fellowship cohort…Their creative endeavors bring together traditional knowledge, community perspectives, and each has their own spirit of growth and determination.” -Dr. Lara Evans, Ph.D., Vice President of Programs
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The South Dakota Office of Hearing Examiners has affirmed that to receive public records, the Oglala Sioux Tribe need not pay the City of Martin’s “outside legal fees incurred in producing the records.” The Tribe filed an appeal to the examiners’ office in December after the city demanded the Tribe
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Husasa Red Legs Santee Sioux Chief and Minister As told by Jim James, Santee Sioux Tribe As explained in Parts one and two of this account, the Santee Sioux after an unsuccessful uprising against the U.S. Military and settlers in Minnesota, 1862 were forcibly relocated to Crow Creek, South Dakota
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2024 Native American 40 Under 40 Class honoree Kim Ironroad (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe) – Senior Program Assistant, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Seattle, WA. (Photo courtesy LinkedIn) MESA, AZ – The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development is proud to announce the 2024 Class of Native American 40
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BOULDER, Colo. – WILD.org and Wilderness Foundation Global are proud to announce the 12th World Wilderness Congress (WILD12), to be held from Sunday, August 25th to Saturday, August 31st, 2024 in He Sápa, the Black Hills, the sacred lands of the Lakota Nation. The event’s host will be the Sicangu
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Chef Sean Sherman, also known as “The Sioux Chef,” will host a virtual conversation with an audience at South Dakota State University as part of the Griffith Honors Forum Lecture, starting at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center. (Photo by Bill Phelps, @billphelpsstudio) BROOKINGS, S.D.
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Kiowa Pulitzer recipient N. Scott Momaday (Courtesy photo) “Is it possible to overcome great disadvantage” ~ N. Scott Momaday SANTA FE, N.M. – Navarre Scott Momaday, Kiowa, a writer, poet, educator and master storyteller, has died. His Pulitzer Prize winning debut novel “House Made of Dawn” is credited with the
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