The series Reservation Dogs has aired four episodes, and it has been nothing short of exciting for current fans and new viewers. In the second episode, titled “NDN Clinic”, Bear is attacked and beaten by a rival gang and he ends up at an Indian Health Service clinic. Most natives
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First Lady Jill Biden (C) is greeted by Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (out of frame) and his wife Phefelia Nez (R) upon arrival in Window Rock, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation on April 22, 2021. (Courtesy photo) The current wave of voter suppression bills targets the Native vote that
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TRIBAL LANDS IN THE DAKOTA REGION — The Oceti Sakowin Power Authority announced on August 17 that it has been selected to join the Apple Impact Accelerator, a new program for minority-owned businesses that are creating environmental solutions focused on climate change, resource conservation and smarter chemistry. OSPA is one
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FLOODWOOD, MN—Early last Friday morning, more than 50 water protectors staged a non-violent direct action to shut down construction of the Gowan North pump station on the Line 3 tar sands pipeline. They blockaded both entrances to the pump station with striking blockades. At one gate, someone ascended a tripod,
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RAPID CITY – Cis Big Crow of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is the 2021 Volunteer of the Year for the American Red Cross serving Central and Western South Dakota. “Cis has been an exceptional volunteer,” said Richard Smith, executive director of the American Red Cross serving Central and Western
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PIERRE—With the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally just ending and schools beginning, many South Dakotans are worried about increased Covid-19 cases. The South Dakota Department of Health’s daily Covid-19 numbers show a steady increase in active cases. As of August 18, the South Dakota Department of Health’s daily COVID-19 update showed
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STURGIS—Final vehicle traffic counts from the South Dakota Department of Transportation for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 81st Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Aug. 6-15, 2021, have been tallied. Traffic counts at nine locations entering Sturgis for the 2021 Rally are as follows: Friday, Aug. 6: 55,326 entering Up
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According to the Fort Belknap Indian Community, untreated waste from the former Zortman-Landusky mine complex is flowing into the reservation in Montana. (Photo courtesy Fort Belknap Indian Community) The Fort Belknap Indian Community and a coalition of environmental nonprofit groups said this week they plan to sue the Montana Department of Environmental
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RAPID CITY—Local zero waste store and community space, Hippie Haven, is now home to an outdoor community fridge, the first of its kind in downtown Rapid City. Donations of unopened and unexpired fridge and freezer foods are now accepted at Hippie Haven 24/7, and community members are also encouraged to
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MNI LUZAHAN OTUNWAHE—Micheal Two Bulls (Oglala Lakota) recently completed a large-scale mural at the soon-to-open location of Racing Magpie at 801 East Saint Andrew Street. The mural, completed on a roughly twenty-five foot high by forty foot long wall on one of Racing Magpie’s buildings, features a variety of striking
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