Allender’s veto revives failed argument

Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender RAPID CITY- City Council unanimously voted on Monday, July 6, to uphold a veto that was presented by Mayor Steve Allender for a conditional use permit for a homeless outreach center, RV Ministries, at 112 East north St. The conditional use permit was originally declined

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Shared by Native Sun News Today July 14, 2020

Park Shelters, most restrooms to open Wednesday

RAPID CITY–Effective Wednesday, all of the City’s park shelters and most park restroom facilities will be available for use.  City Parks and Recreation staff are currently taking reservations for shelter use beginning that day. Seven park shelters in the City’s park system are available for use by reservation while nine

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Shared by Native Sun News Today July 9, 2020

Trump is just one more violent agent of settler colonialism

West River Democratic Socialists, in collaboration with Pejuta Press, released an art intervention connecting the visit of US President Donald Trump to Mt. Rushmore with the history of colonial exploitation and violence in Oceti Šakówiŋ territory and across the US. Using the language of ‘Fat Taker’, West River Democratic Socialists

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Shakopee Mdewakanton cancels 2020 Wacipi

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) has announced the cancellation of this year’s SMSC Wacipi due to the current pandemic. The weekend-long celebration was originally scheduled to take place August 14-16, 2020. The SMSC Wacipi (pronounced “wah-chee-pee”), or Pow Wow, is typically held each summer at

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Shared by Native Sun News Today July 9, 2020

Covid-19 cases still on the rise

The World Health Organization reported the largest COVID-19 case increase in a single day over the weekend. The increase was nearly 200,000 cases globally in 24 hours. More states are reporting jumps in cases since re-opening measures have been relaxing. City Council in Rapid City has recently voted to retract

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Shared by Native Sun News Today June 24, 2020

Coronavirus cases slowing down on Navajo Nation

ALBUQUERQUE – The Navajo Nation is still seeing an increase in the number of cases of coronavirus, but the rate of increase is slowing, said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.  This decline can be seen in the decrease in the numbers of coronavirus patients in hospitals. In a town hall

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Shared by Native Sun News Today June 4, 2020

Seeking to help Native Communities

RAPID CITY – Dr. Arielle Deutsch, head of the Sanford Deutsch Lab and principal investigator for Project SYNCH, is originally from rural, upstate New York. After pursuing her career in research, she realized that a main interest of hers was marginalization, disadvantages, and how they intersect. She decided to move

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Shared by Native Sun News Today June 4, 2020