Dr. Jeffery Henderson, an enrolled member of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. (Photo courtesy) By Clara Caufield, Native Sun News Today Staff Writer In light of the new surge of COVID-19 variants sweeping the country, it is very good news that some ground-breaking research on a new COVID vaccine booster is
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(Photo courtesy) RAPID CITY – Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, elders and tribal members from the Sioux Nations in South Dakota gathered to discuss the Native American Graves Protection Act (NAGPRA), new proposed regulations, success stories, and the ongoing essential work they are doing to repatriate the remains of ancestors and
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Becky Drury(Courtesy photo) RAPID CITY—- Becky Drury proudly announces her re-election bid for the SD House of Representatives in District 32. “It has been an honor to serve Rapid City in the SD House of Representatives and I look forward to serving District 32 during the 2022 session. I
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RAPID CITY – Three of the country’s largest tribal-nations have formed a historic alliance to improve healthcare for tribal-citizens living in Pennington County, South Dakota. On Wednesday, November 4, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe passed resolution 2021-266, bringing the tribe into the current partnership between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the
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(Photo courtesy of Avila University) The following information is provided by the Library of Congress website. What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S.,
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Descendants of the Wounded Knee Massacre with US Congressman Kai Kahele (D-Hawaii), Congresswoman Sharice Richards (D-Kansas), Marcella LeBeau, Buffalo Soldiers society & OST President Kevin Killer (Courtesy Photo) WASHINGTON – As the United States honors National Native American Heritage Month and examines its commitment to Native American communities, United States
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(Courtesy Photo) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A sample of Sitting Bull’s hair has helped scientists confirm that a South Dakota man is the famed 19th century Native American leader’s great-grandson using a new method to analyze family lineages with DNA fragments from long-dead people. Researchers said on Wednesday that DNA extracted
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(Courtesy Photo) GRAPEVINE, Texas — On the blistering September day that ended Grapefest, a wine festival in Grapevine, outside Dallas, Mayor William Tate pushed up the brim of his cowboy hat and addressed the crowd gathered for the unveiling of a new public work of art: Peace Circle. “It is
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PORCUPINE – Thunder Valley Community—Oglala Lakota Nation (Oceti Sakowin Territory) is one of ten winners of the 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Prize honors and elevates communities for working at the forefront of advancing health, opportunity, and equity. Thunder Valley is
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WASHINGTON — The National Wildlife Federation applauds the introduction of the bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act by Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.). The bill will establish a permanent program within the Department of the Interior to develop and promote Tribal ownership and management of buffalo and their habitat
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