Chante Heart SIOUX FALLS – The South Dakota Democratic Party (SDDP) has hired two new staff members to build inroads to youth and native populations. Cante Heart, of Rapid City, serves as the newly formed Native Outreach & Field Director. And Sydney Swenson, a recent
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NAJA members elected Graham Lee Brewer (left), Jourdan Bennett-Begaye (right, above), and Pauly Denetclaw (right, below) to the NAJA Board of Directors. Francine Compton was elected to first term as president; Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton elected as vice-president for second term. The election was held exclusively online, and voting members were able
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United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft in Connection with Health Care, Theft From a Tribal Organization, and Obtaining Controlled Substances by Deception. Michael Brian Whirlwind Soldier, age 47, was indicted on September 9, 2020.
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WALL – Things will be a little different at Golden West’s 68th Annual Meeting, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 26. Changes include a new meeting time and location to simplify the schedule and allow more space for social distancing. The meeting will start at 11 a.m. in the Wall
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RAPID CITY – The city is set to receive $416,515 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds as part of the remaining $1.988 billion in CARES Act funding set aside for CDBG programs nationwide. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the announcement earlier today. The allocation
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Daniel Thomas White, age 44 of Peever, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on August 24, 2020, and pleaded guilty to bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. At the time of the bribery scheme, White served as the Director of the Dakota Nations Development Corporation (DNDC),
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Construction work at the Sacred Heart Family Safe Shelter in Chamberlain continues. CHAMBERLAIN – After several delays due to weather issues and then COVID-19, construction of the Sacred Heart Family Safe Shelter on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation is more visibly back on track. “Great news!” writes Greg Fisher, executive
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PIERRE – South Dakota has proclaimed September both Suicide Prevention Month and Recovery Month. Hope, health, and healing are available to residents dealing with crisis situations, whether related to mental health, substance use disorders or both through the state Department of Social Services (DSS). “Suicide is preventable, and recovery is
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California Assembly Member James C. Ramos SACRAMENTO – It was less than two hours before midnight Pacific Time on Sunday when the California Senate approved a bill—known as AB 275—that would allow more of the state’s tribes to recover their ancestors’ remains and artifacts. The bill, which now heads to
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Washington, D.C. – With the U.S. Postal Service under assault from the Trump Administration, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (N.M.-01) introduced a bill that will empower Americans to support vote by mail. The Vote by Mail Stamp Act creates a new stamp to join the ranks of other semipostal stamps, including the Breast
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