North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum selected by President elect Donald Trump to lead Department of Interior. The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) nations esteemed the recent Cabinet selection by Donald Trump of Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota for the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior. MHA
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been tapped to lead a new initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency. Their goal is a trimmer, cheaper federal bureaucracy by July 4, 2026. (Images via Wikimedia) From health care to education, the impacts of Trump’s proposed cuts to government spending on Indian Country
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Eastern Washington University celebrates Native American Heritage Month by honoring Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. As Eastern honors National Native American Heritage Month this November, we hope you might join us in celebrating the memory of the late Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, an EWU scholar who gained national prominence for her role in advancing academic
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Yellowbird Life Ways Center holds Traditional Feast Fans of gourmet food would have easily coughed up $500/plate or more to partake in the Food Sovereignty Celebration held at the Blessed Sacred Catholic Church on Sunday evening, November 17th. Instead, the gourmands were regular Northern Cheyenne people (about a hundred or
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Intertribal tourism alliance holds free Native American Heritage Month Celebration this weekend in North Dakota capital The message is that we as tribal people belong here and we’re still here’ Promoters of an intertribal tourism alliance anticipate up to 1,000 attendees during their second annual Native American Heritage Month Celebration.
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Oglala Lakota College Board of Trustees/Local Board election results KYLE – Oglala Lakota College held Board of Trustees elections on November 5, 2024 in conjunction with the Oglala Sioux Tribal General Election. Elections were held for Board of Trustee positions for Pahin Sinte College Center, Pejuta Haka College Center, and
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Joannie Suina (Pueblo of Cochiti) MINNEAPOLIS – As we commemorate Native American Heritage Month this November, we reflect on the resilience and contributions of Native American communities across the nation. This month serves as a powerful reminder of the deep history and rich cultures of Indigenous peoples, as well as
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Hocokata .i is the SMSC’s cultural center and gathering space.(Photo courtesy Hocokata .i webpage) SHAKOPEE, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) today announced that its cultural center, Hocokata .i [ho-cho-kah-tah-tee], will host three educational events in November. The events are in conjunction with the We Are Water MN
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$2 Million grant for Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery earned by USD Addiction Counseling and Prevention Faculty VERMILLION, S.D. – Receiving treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) can be difficult and full of stigma for many, but faculty members in the USD Department of Addiction Counseling & Prevention are
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“Beech-Poplar Forest in Autumn” by A. Keuthan Part 2 of 2 With climate change resulting in more frequent flooding, storms, drought, extreme heat in Summer, and reduced glacial melt in Spring, countries are looking for ways to reduce the root causes of global warming by sequestering carbon. One way of
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