PINE RIDGE — On Monday, July 8, the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council passed a same-sex marriage ordinance in a 12 to three vote, with one abstention. With the ordinance’s passage, the Ogala Sioux Tribe (OST) became first in South Dakota to legalize same-sex marriage. Two days later, the Oglala Sioux
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Scyller Borglum First-term State Representative Scyller Borglum announced her candidacy to challenge Sen. Mike Rounds for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. The South Dakota Democratic Party issued the following statement from SDDP Chair Paula Hawks in response: “Mike Rounds has spent his time in Washington following the other Senate
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WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today announced that the United States Senate has approved two pieces of legislation he introduced to promote tribal economic development and self-governance. “We’ve worked to promote economic development and self-governance for tribal communities,” said Hoeven. “These bills
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NAJA will recognize Acee Agoyo and Kevin Abourezk of Indianz.com as awardees during the 2019 National Native Media Conference set Sept. 15-18 in Prior Lake, Minnesota. NAJA selected Agoyo and Abourezk as the 2019 Richard LaCourse Award for Investigative Reporting recipients. Their accomplishments will be highlighted during the award presentation ceremony set
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WASHINGTON – Attorney General William P. Barr’s Advisory Subcommittee on Native American Issues (NAIS) convened during the U.S. Attorney’s National Conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss a wide range of justice issues affecting Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores (OK-N), Chair, and U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme (MT), Vice Chair.
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PIERRE – The Industrial Hemp Study Committee, chaired by Representative Lee Qualm (R-Platte), will hold its first meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. (CT) in Room 414 of the State Capitol in Pierre, South Dakota. The Legislature’s Executive Board selected the Industrial Hemp Study as one of
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The Department of Veterans Affairs Black Hills Health Care System and STG International, Inc. (STGi) will host an Open House to welcome Veterans to the new location of the VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic serving the Pierre area. The Open House will be held on Tuesday July 2, 2019 from
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ARTICLES OF A TREATY MADE AND CONCLUDED BY AND BETWEEN Lieutenant General William T. Sherman, General William S. Harney, General Alfred H. Terry, General O. O. Augur, J. B. Henderson, Nathaniel G. Taylor, John G. Sanborn, and Samuel F. Tappan, duly appointed commissioners on the part of the United States,
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Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Couser replaces Command Sgt. Maj. James Hoekman as the National Guards senior enlisted leader. RAPID CITY. – The South Dakota National Guard appointed a Brookings man to its highest ranking enlisted position during a change of responsibility ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters in Rapid City, June
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Who: Veterans or current service members of any branch of the United States military currently living in South Dakota. What: A story! New, unpublished material on any aspect of your military experience, recovery or lessons learned. Individuals may submit stories of up to 1,500 words or a 3-5 minute video
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