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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The new San Carlos Apache Tribe Health Center located in Peridot, Arizona. (Photo courtesy IHS) In a recent 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision in the case of San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Becerra, the court ruled that the Indian Health Service must reimburse tribally-run health programs for overhead costs
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The city of Faith in rural northwestern South Dakota recently enacted a code enforcement crackdown that may be put on hold after strong public outcry. (Photo: Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch) Applause rang out among residents at the city council meeting in Faith on Tuesday, July 16 when
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Mother and daughter spending time together outside at the park for mother’s day. (Photo by Freepix) WASHINGTON D.C. – Indigenous people are rightly concerned about the high incidence of substance abuse/addiction, suicide, intergenerational trauma, post-traumatic stress, domestic violence and other mental health issues in Native communities. July is BIPOC Mental
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Rapid City among RAISE grant recipients for 2024. (Photo City of Rapid City) RAPID CITY – There are some long-awaited transportation projects that will soon be coming to fruition, all of them either partially or fully funded thanks to federal partnership. At a recent Planning Commission meeting, officials announced a
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Charles Merrival (Photo courtesy Merrival family) RAPID CITY – Nearly two months after Gov. Kristi Noem used a photo of him as alleged proof that cartels have overrun tribal communities, a Rapid City man accepted a plea deal this week to a drug conspiracy charge. Charles Cain Merrival, a member
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BOULDER, Colo. – WILD.org and Wilderness Foundation Global are proud to announce the 12th World Wilderness Congress (WILD12), to be held from Sunday, August 25 to Saturday, August 31, 2024 in He Sápa, the Black Hills, the sacred lands of the Lakota Nation. The event’s host will be the Sicangu
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Newark Exploratory Drilling Project Decision Memo Map April 2024. (Map provided by Forest Service) CUSTER – As the Forest Service put a hold on the Ponderosa proposed gold exploration drilling project in the northern Black Hills, another has been given permission. Last week, the Black Hills National Forest Service gave
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