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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PIERRE— Opening the door to additional nonresident waterfowl hunters would see a further erosion of South Dakota resident waterfowl hunting opportunity and access, according to the South Dakota Wildlife Federation (SDWF). The SDWF requested that the Game Fish and Parks Commission at their April 13th and 14th meeting in Brookings
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Big Bend Dam on the Missouri River in South Dakota. The Mni Wiconi water pipeline, which brings water from the river to rural users, cities and Native American reservations, is receiving more than $20 million in federal funding for upgrades and maintenance. (Courtesy Army Corps of Engineers) BY: JACOB FISCHLER The
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LAME DEER, MT: Recently, the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Health Department issued public fliers stating that a case of brucellosis has been confirmed in a dog on the Reservation. Because that disease can be transmitted to humans, slight panic has occurred. Last year on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation there was a
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South Dakota, USA – April 4, 2023 – The South Dakota Education Equity Coalition (SDEEC) stands in solidarity with the nine Tribes of South Dakota in opposition to the proposed revisions of the K-12 Social Studies curriculum standards. The Tribes have expressed concerns that the revised standards, developed by William
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Kim Tallbear Kim Tallbear was at home in South Dakota, prepping to interview an older generation of Native women. She was a graduate student at the time and the women weren’t just any elders; they included Tallbear’s mother, as well as her mother’s friends. Tallbear’s standard procedure would have been
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EAGLE BUTTE— After a long pandemic hiatus, one of the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s most beloved programs returned this winter. Main University kicked off on Jan. 18 and ran for six weeks, with 17 children celebrating their graduation on Monday, Mar. 6. A recipient of a “Champion for Children” award
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When AmpleHarvest.org founder and Executive Director Gary Oppenheimer agreed to manage a local community garden in 2008, he was not thinking that his idea for empowering local gardeners to share their excess yield would become a national movement. Growing up with post war parents sensitized him to the food security
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Medica Community giving for telehealth counseling offered by Catholic Social Services (CSS) of Rapid City increases access to people across South Dakota. Access to mental health care is vital for all ages, but especially for youth and young adults who represent 14% of all suicides nationally, and it’s critical for
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Dr Michael Oltrogge President, Nebraska Indian Community College, the 2022-23 Tribal College and University Honoree of the Year DENVER – The American Indian College Fund named Dr. Michael Oltrogge, President of Nebraska Indian Community College in Macy, Nebraska, as its 2022-23 Tribal College and University Honoree of the Year. President
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