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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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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