Gardening getting a good start at Northern Cheyenne LAME DEER, MT. – The efforts to promote gardening by several organizations are coming to fruition on Earlier this spring, the Yellowbird Lifeways project distributed hundreds of healthy seedlings to residents of the reservation; rototilled gardens for people who couldn’t do that
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The American Indian Caucus in the 2025 Montana Legislature includes (not in order) Director Lance Four Star, Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, Rep. Mike Fox, Rep. Donavon Hawk, Rep. Tyson Running Wolf, Sen. Jacinda Morigeau, Rep. Frank Smith, and Rep. Sidney “Chip” Fitzpatrick, Rep. Jade Sooktis, Sen. Susan Webber, Rep. Jade
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(Photo courtesy of Hans Watson) DENVER—With the passage of Senate Bill 25-053, Colorado has become the first state in the country to formally recognize the role bison extermination played in the U.S. government’s efforts to destroy the sovereignty and survival of tribal nations. The legislation reclassifies bison as wildlife—unless privately
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Native Arts Ecology Building Grant Opportunities: Rooted Pathways and Weaving Kinship We’re excited to announce the launch of two new Native Arts Ecology Building grant programs: Rooted Pathways and Weaving Kinship— both created to support Native led organizations, Native Community Development Financial Institutions, artist collectives, community organizations, and nonprofits. ROOTED
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PROMISE – Veteran Service Corps (VSC), a non-profit organization based in Promise, South Dakota, and the West River Eagle in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation, have partnered to provide subscriptions to the West River Eagle to incarcerated relatives and college students away from home.
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These Noble Brutes: Engravings of the American Bison RAPID CITY — On display May 31st, 2025 – October 5th, 2025 We are excited to feature this special traveling exhibit curated and collected by Lee Silliman. This exhibit is a cornucopia of vintage engravings depicting the iconic mammal of the American
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ROCKVILLE, MD – For more than 20 years, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has recognized Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) every May to increase awareness about the vital role mental health plays in our overall health and well-being. The purpose of MHAM is also to provide
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Frozen Ice Age bison reopens extinction debate Buried in ice for 30,000 years, the steppe bison recently pulled out of the Yukon permafrost gives the relatives of today a graphic window into the world of our paleo Indian ancestors. Science verifies many of the stories passed down by our ancestors,
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Five director terms up for election at Golden West annual meeting Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative members will elect five directors to its board of directors at the organization’s 73rd Annual Meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Wall Community Center in Wall, SD. The terms of four existing
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Native owned businesses in Lame Deer, MT (Photo by Clara Caufield) Years ago, as a child, Donna Fisher, tribal member and former Tribal President used to wonder why there were no Cheyenne-owned businesses on Cheyenne Avenue, the main street in Lame Deer. Due to a strange glitch which occurred when
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