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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PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Tourism and the Governor’s Tourism Advisory Board recently selected Wanda Bunker, St. Joseph’s Indian School Historical Coordinator, as a recipient of the Governor’s Great Service Star award. She is recognized for providing outstanding customer service at the Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
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PINE RIDGE—The Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) has approved a reward for information leading to the location of Robert Kills Enemy and Vincent Little Dog of Manderson. Both men have been missing since December 28, 2019. Robert Kills Enemy’s date of birth is 3/4/1996. He is 5’6” and 110 lbs. Vincent
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The Wo Otuh’an Wi Toy Drive serves more than 1,700 Lakota children in South Dakota on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. LOUISVILLE, CO — Each year, the attorneys and staff at Fredericks Peebles & Patterson LLP in Louisville, Colorado, join forces with the nonprofit Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle
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