U.S. Senator MIke Rounds WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), along with SVAC Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-Mont.), led their committee colleagues in calling for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the Department of
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(L-R) Kevin Fuqua (P&G), Brandon Vanderberg (P&G), Tunica-Biloxi Council Member Harold Pierite, Vice Chairman Marshall R. Sampson Sr., Council Member Bobby Pierite, 7 Generation Youth Council Vice Chairman Marshall R. Sampson Jr. and P&G Staff Member Mike Wehrle convene at the Tunica-Biloxi Police Headquarters for P&G staff to donate protective
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ALBUQUERQUE – The Navajo Nation is still seeing an increase in the number of cases of coronavirus, but the rate of increase is slowing, said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez. This decline can be seen in the decrease in the numbers of coronavirus patients in hospitals. In a town hall
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RAPID CITY – Dr. Arielle Deutsch, head of the Sanford Deutsch Lab and principal investigator for Project SYNCH, is originally from rural, upstate New York. After pursuing her career in research, she realized that a main interest of hers was marginalization, disadvantages, and how they intersect. She decided to move
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As thousands of South Dakotans respond to the murder of George Floyd with protests and marches across the state, the ACLU of South Dakota supports the protestors’ cause and is calling for meaningful change for people who have been subjected to systemic or individual racism at the hands of the
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By Mary Papenfuss A health team from Doctors Without Borders has been dispatched to the Navajo Nation to help the tribe’s struggle with a rate of coronavirus infections that’s higher than any state in America. As of Sunday, the country’s most populous reservation had logged at least 100 deaths due
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HETTINGER, ND – “Buffalo Tales & Trails,” a new Blog and website focusing on America’s new national mammal, the bison, or buffalo, will launch May 5. Subscriptions are available free at www.buffalotalesandtrails.com. The blog is written by Francie M. Berg, author of 3 books on buffalo. Her latest book “Buffalo
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By Asha Glover WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ended South Dakota’s efforts to tax spending by nontribal members at a Native American casino, turning down the state’s challenge to an Eighth Circuit holding in favor of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe. South Dakota had sought to overturn
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By Travis Dewes Native Sun News Staff Writer Liz Marty May, former State Representative of 6 years, announced her plans to challenge Dusty Johnson in the Republican Primary on February 4, 2020, during the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo. And a few days before the announcement she received official
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In an effort to adapt their mission, The U.S. Army Field Band from Washington, D.C. is presenting daily live stream concerts in hopes of keeping America connected at a time where meeting in person is impossible. The virtual concert series: “We Stand Ready” is streaming on these two sites: www.youtube.com/ArmyFieldBand
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