BROOKINGS – The statewide South Dakota Humanities Council has awarded more than $400,000 to cultural organizations struggling to maintain operations during the coronavirus pandemic. The CARES grants, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and administered by SDHC, provided unrestricted operating support, humanities program support, or both to qualifying
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PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – The Scott County Historical Society and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) announced today that the society has donated a rifle to the tribe that was once owned by Mdewakanton Dakota leader Sakpe II. Originally on loan from the organization, this historic artifact is now part
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ALBUQUERQUE – In honor of Native American Heritage Month, American Indian Graduate Center has established the Empowering Scholars Initiative, which will increase the organization’s reach as it transforms the educational journeys of Native scholars. The $1M scholarship launch is set to happen on November 1, 2020, thanks to the generosity
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RAPID CITY –The Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board (GPTLHB) and the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center is pleased to announce a funding opportunity through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) to award mini-research project grants that contribute to the Public Health educational development of American
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Kyla Mermejo-Varga receives daily visitor Rambo Beasty Boots as she works with pandemic protection mask at Picuris Pueblo, one of dozens of tribes that sued successfully for CARES Act distribution. COURTESY / Picuris Pueblo Bison Program WASHINGTON – In the most recent about-face on CARES Act funding for Alaska Native
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U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission offer to give tribes complimentary licensing of broadband falls short of the incentive needed to provide equal access for Native and other rural constituencies, sponsors of the “Broadband for All Resolution of 2020” said in introducing the legislation to Congress
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WASHINGTON – United States Attorney Ron Parsons and Oglala Sioux Tribe Attorney General Scott James are pleased to announce that the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), part of the U.S. Department of Justice, has awarded a three-year grant to the Oglala Sioux Tribe to combat domestic violence and other
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Tribes sue South Dakota for voter registration violations Under the NVRA, state public assistance agencies and motor vehicle offices are required to provide voter registration services when people apply for services, renew their eligibility, or provide change-of-address information. The complaint documents a steep drop in voter registration applications from public assistance
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LAME DEER, MONT. – We are all tired of hearing COVID 19 news and earlier I vowed to leave that writing to others in favor of more positive thoughts. But, the reality is there is very little good news emanating from the Northern Cheyenne Reservation right now. And there has
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Dale Lamphere stands in front of the large section of wall that Community Tapestry will be displayed in while holding a scale model of the sculture.” Photo by Travis Dewes RAPID CITY – Dale Lamphere, South Dakota Artist Laureate, and Monument Health are seeking submissions for a permanent art installation
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