RAPID CITY – Three of the country’s largest tribal-nations have formed a historic alliance to improve healthcare for tribal-citizens living in Pennington County, South Dakota. On Wednesday, November 4, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe passed resolution 2021-266, bringing the tribe into the current partnership between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the
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(Photo courtesy of Avila University) The following information is provided by the Library of Congress website. What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S.,
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Descendants of the Wounded Knee Massacre with US Congressman Kai Kahele (D-Hawaii), Congresswoman Sharice Richards (D-Kansas), Marcella LeBeau, Buffalo Soldiers society & OST President Kevin Killer (Courtesy Photo) WASHINGTON – As the United States honors National Native American Heritage Month and examines its commitment to Native American communities, United States
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(Courtesy Photo) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A sample of Sitting Bull’s hair has helped scientists confirm that a South Dakota man is the famed 19th century Native American leader’s great-grandson using a new method to analyze family lineages with DNA fragments from long-dead people. Researchers said on Wednesday that DNA extracted
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(Courtesy Photo) GRAPEVINE, Texas — On the blistering September day that ended Grapefest, a wine festival in Grapevine, outside Dallas, Mayor William Tate pushed up the brim of his cowboy hat and addressed the crowd gathered for the unveiling of a new public work of art: Peace Circle. “It is
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PORCUPINE – Thunder Valley Community—Oglala Lakota Nation (Oceti Sakowin Territory) is one of ten winners of the 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Prize honors and elevates communities for working at the forefront of advancing health, opportunity, and equity. Thunder Valley is
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WASHINGTON — The National Wildlife Federation applauds the introduction of the bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act by Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.). The bill will establish a permanent program within the Department of the Interior to develop and promote Tribal ownership and management of buffalo and their habitat
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WASHINGTON – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expresses support for the group IllumiNative – which seeks to boost the visibility of Native Americans in the media – and its calls for the firing of Fox News hosts who made
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PIERRE – Beginning Oct. 24, mandatory 10-digit dialing will start to take effect across South Dakota. On and after this date, you must dial the area code + telephone number for all local calls. Local calls dialed with only seven digits may not be completed. Instead, a recording may
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RAPID CITY – The Rapid City Police Department is currently seeking community participation in a short survey that gauges residents’ perspectives on the state of public safety and associated services within Rapid City. Every three years, as part of its accreditation requirements set by the Commission on Accreditation for
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