Meet Stuart James, the soundtrack of a movemStuart James, a hip-hop artist from the Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota, raps about important issues that affect Native communities.The now 30-year-old started off as a shy kid. Though he liked basketball, James admitted he wasn’t the most athletic
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PIERRE – 30,000 South Dakota employers will see an estimated $18 million in savings from their reemployment assistance taxes thanks to legislation Governor Noem signed into law last session that cut contribution rates by 0.5%. Employers will begin to receive their 2024 reemployment assistance tax rate notices on Oct. 31.
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One of the traditional seven Lakota values is WAČÁŊTOGNAKA, or generosity. According to the Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center, “WAČÁŊTOGNAKA, or generosity, means contributing to the well-being of one’s people and all life by sharing and giving freely. This sharing is not just about objects and possessions but emotions
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WASHINGTON, D.C—This week, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. This is the identical Senate companion, led by U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), to U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) bill that passed the House unanimously in
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Friends and family of Kevin Grey Bull continue to seek justice for his death and are asking the community for anonymous tips. Photo credit/ Cheryl Kary Community members gathered to remember Kevin Grey Bull for his kindness at his vigil Nov. 5. Photo credit/Adriana Adame MANDAN, N.D.—Community members held
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Local resident addressed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline during a set of two public hearings at the Bismarck Radisson Hotel on Nov. 1 and 2. Photo credit/Adriana Adame During a Corps of Engineers public comment session in Bismarck, N.D. — where individuals provided
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Michelle Irvin, Loren Kezena, Andrea Cournoyer, Ingrid Weddell celebrate winning first place at National Indian Taco Championships held in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy Fort Randall Casino) PICKSTOWN—The Four Directions Restaurant at Fort Randall Casino won first place at the National Indian Taco Championships held in Pawhuska, Oklahoma in early October.
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced in August that a future Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship will be named in honor of Solomon Atkinson, a pioneering Navy SEAL and an Alaskan Native of the Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Islands Reserve. Del Toro made
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Gianna “Gigi” Sieke, Lawren “Lulu” Goodfox, Chad Renfro, Scott George, Julie O’Keefe, Brandy Lemon, Martin Scorsese, Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, Julie Standing Bear, Christopher Cote and Addie Roanhorse attend the New York premiere of Apple Original Films’ “Killers of the Flower Moon” at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. “Killers
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Valery Killscrow Copeland — a member of the Oglala-Lakota Sioux Tribe — takes viewers on a hike…that’s interrupted by Bigfoot! Kevin Abourezk — a citizen of the Rosebud Lakota Nation — details his work to rally his Native community to oppose a massive housing development on tribal land. Stories from
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