Map shows land cover types on Penobscot reservation and off-reservation trust lands. Note: The portion of the Penobscot River outlined in bold black lines is part of the Penobscot reservation Part two of three For decades, deleterious effects of contamination and diverting the flow of natural estuaries and riparian ecosystems
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation to extend the reporting deadline for Indian Health Service (IHS) patients who seek emergency care outside of IHS facilities. The IHS Emergency Claims Parity Act would extend the emergency notification requirements of IHS’s Purchased and Referred Care
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Marcella Gilbert and her mother Madonna Thunder Hawk (both Cheyenne River Lakota). SANTA ROSA CA – Women’s Equality Day, celebrated on August 26th, marks the anniversary of the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which declared: “The right of citizens of the United States to
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Cheyenne River elders Renee and Manny Iron Hawk (center and right) of Red Scaffold traveled to Costa Rica in February at the invitation of Dr. Brian Ely (left). They met with representatives of 6 Indigenous tribes to discuss possible trade agreements. NEW YORK – When Manny Iron Hawk (Titunwan Okowozu)
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Tim Walz, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota’s 1st district and Chadron State College alumnus, delivers the undergraduate commencement address May 10, 2014. Later that day, Walz received the college’s Distinguished Alumni Award. (Photo by Tiffany Valandra/Chadron State College) CHADRON – Current Vice President Kamala Harris, the
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Northern Cheyenne Reservation LAME DEER, Mont. – They call it the “dog days” of summer. That is when it is so hot all you want to do is lay around, maybe under the porch, like an old dog, somewhere cool. If not that, seek refuge by a fan or
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Banana Plants RAPID CITY—Driving by the Sunken Floral Gardens area off Canyon Lake Drive near McKeague Field and the intersection of West Chicago Street and South Canyon Road, one can’t help but do a double-take at the large tree-like plants standing guard over the displays of colorful flowers and plants
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Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial SD The medals awarded to soldiers who participated in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre will be subjected to a review, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday. The department said the review’s purpose is “to ensure no awardees were recognized for conduct inconsistent with the nation’s
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Newark Exploratory Drilling Project vicinity map. Photo from Forest Service Hell Canyon Ranger District. RAPID CITY – NDN Collective is calling a collaboration between Native and non-Native communities “monumental.” They recently announced the alliance to form a board in opposition to the U.S. Forest Service’s approval for F3 Gold to
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Seth Tausan (Photo courtesy of Facebook) KYLE – After more than two decades building two successful agricultural and commercial pest control companies, Seth Tausan, founder of Southpaw Aerial Company LLC, was ready to innovate. Excited about the possibility of using drone technology to advance his work, he reached out to
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