Thunder Valley awarded foundation grant

PORCUPINE – Thunder Valley Community—Oglala Lakota Nation (Oceti Sakowin Territory) is one of ten winners of the 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Prize honors and elevates communities for working at the forefront of advancing health, opportunity, and equity. Thunder Valley is

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Shared by Native Sun News Today October 30, 2021

Indian Buffalo Management Act

WASHINGTON — The National Wildlife Federation applauds the introduction of the bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act by Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.). The bill will establish a permanent program within the Department of the Interior to develop and promote Tribal ownership and management of buffalo and their habitat

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Mandatory 10-digit dialing begins Oct. 24

  PIERRE – Beginning Oct. 24, mandatory 10-digit dialing will start to take effect across South Dakota. On and after this date, you must dial the area code + telephone number for all local calls. Local calls dialed with only seven digits may not be completed. Instead, a recording may

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Shared by Native Sun News Today October 22, 2021

OST allocates $6 million to each District

Money to be used for multi-purpose steel buildings PINE RIDGE—Each of the nine districts on the Pine Ridge Reservation has been allocated $6 million by the tribal council for construction of a multi-purpose facility. The $54 million allocation came from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (FRF). “They are giving

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Shared by Native Sun News Today October 22, 2021

South Dakota lawmakers call key figures for Noem inquiry

By Stephen Groves, AP SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota lawmakers have summoned two people who were present at a meeting Gov. Kristi Noem held last year that included her daughter, Kassidy Peters, and state employees who were overseeing Peters’ application for a real estate appraiser license. The Legislature’s Government Operations

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New Blackwater Community School continues traditions

Blackwater Community School. (Photo Courtesy) TEMPE, AZ. – Construction on the new Blackwater Community School, a two-story structure on the Gila River Indian Community, located southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, was completed on August 31, 2021. The school serves pre-school, the Family and Child Education Program (F.A.C.E.) and K-5 Grade School.

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Shared by Native Sun News Today October 16, 2021