Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs from left, Rob Alfred, John Ridsdale and Antoinette Austin, who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline, take part in a rally in Smithers, B.C., on Jan. 10. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press) EAGLE BUTTE – Across the line known as the US/Canadian border our Wetsuweten relatives have been engaging
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Homicide remains a leading cause of death for indigenous women and girls, who want community support for better law and order. (Photo courtesy/ Linda Boyle) RAPID CITY – The Black Hills Red Ribbon Skirt Society celebrated Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14 with public events here in remembrance of murdered and
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The border fence is surrounded by cacti at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument near Lukeville, Arizona, on February 16, 2017, on the US/Mexico border. (Photo credit JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) A national monument in Arizona, home to rare species and sacred Native American burial sites, is being blown up
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WASHINGTON – During a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing today, a witness testified that President Trump and his Administration’s rhetoric emboldens crimes against immigrant communities in response to Congresswoman Deb Haaland’s (NM-01) question. Haaland focused her questions on hate crimes against immigrant communities in light of a 400
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WASHINGTON – On January 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Healthy Adult Opportunity Initiative (HAO), a guideline for states to convert Medicaid funding into block grants – effectively establishing a cap on federal funding on Medicaid. The letter, sent to state Medicaid directors, provides
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Rapid Creek RAPID CITY – Last evening, February 3, 2020, Rapid City’s City Council passed a resolution that put the City on record in opposition to gold exploration and mining in the Rapid Creek watershed. Rapid Creek and its related aquifers – the Madison and Minnelusa aquifers – provide 100%
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By Phoebe Tollefson BILLINGS, Mont. – Prosecutors have named a third defendant in a travel fraud scheme they charged against members of an organization dedicated to fighting violence against Native women in Montana. Sheryl Lynn Lawrence pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Billings on Thursday to charges
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PRIOR LAKE, Minn. — Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) members elected Keith Anderson as Chairman, Cole Miller as Vice-Chairman and Rebecca Crooks-Stratton as Secretary/Treasurer yesterday. These three elected officials will serve four-year terms and make up the tribe’s Business Council. The Business Council is responsible for the day-to-day operations of
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Jasleen Archambeau, Isaiah Keeble and Ezmiah Middletent joined their grandfather Wilfred Keeble this winter on the Dakota 38+2 Memorial Ride Three St. Joseph’s Indian School siblings have experienced a horseback ride that is unlike any other. Jasleen Archambeau, Isaiah Keeble and Ezmiah Middletent joined their grandfather Wilfred Keeble this winter
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This past year was a significant one for Fredericks Peebles & Patterson LLP, the majority native-owned law firm that specializes in representing Native American tribes and native-owned entities throughout the country. In recent months, the firm successfully tackled two housing- and school-related issues that have important ramifications for tribes. In
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