Demonstrators protest the construction of an immigrant detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” in the Everglades near Ochopee, Florida, on June 28. (Photo courtesy Facebook) MiamiAP — A federal judge is set to hear closing arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction indefinitely at an immigrant detention center in the Florida
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RAPID CITY — The Sioux Indian Museum, Indian Arts and Craft Board is currently showcasing a new exhibit, Essence of the Hills: from the Sandhills to the Black Hills featuring Uriah Little Hoop. The exhibition features paintings, beadwork, traditional regalia, and sculpture that showcase Uriah’s multi-talented artistry, and will
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A roadblock is seen along Center Sugarbush Lane on Feb. 8, 2023, along Elsie Lake Lane in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in 2023, to force the northern Wisconsin town to pay unspecified damages for failing to renew road access easements with the
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LOWER BRULE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Families are mourning after a shooting in Lower Brule left three people dead, one of whom was a suspect. According to Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Chairman Boyd Gourneau, one suspect has been apprehended, one is still at large, and one has succumbed
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At right, Duncan Williams guides Masaharu Ishii in placing a stamp by his name in the Ireicho (Sacred Book of Names). The book will be on display and available for stamping Sept. 5 and 6 in the United Tribes Technical College Library. BISMARCK – United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) will
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SAINT FRANCIS — Saint Francis Indian School Superintendent Danielle Walking Eagle will be honored by the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) with the prestigious Administrator Award. The celebration and honoring will happen on November 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to recognize her outstanding contributions to supporting gifted and
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Kendrie Owens crowned Hereford Heaven Round-Up Club rodeo queen SULPHUR, Okla. – Kendrie Owens, 5, made her rodeo pageant debut and brought home the crown June 21, at the 78th annual Hereford Heaven Stampede Open Rodeo. She was the youngest contestant in the pageant. Kendrie, a Chickasaw citizen, has been
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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland poses for a picture, in Albuquerque, N.M., Monday, June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales) The award is given annually by the Chief Standing Bear Project to recognize those who embody the spirit of Ponca Chief Standing Bear. LINCOLN — Deb Haaland, the first Native
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“Native America Calling” host Shawn Spruce talks with writer Deborah Jackson Taffa in KUNM’s Albuquerque studio, April 25. (Photo courtesy of Art Hughes) Across Indian Country, no tradition is as revered or timeless as that of oral narrative. For millennia, Natives conveyed their history, their legends and their values from
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RAPID CITY — Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Dakota (RMHC-SD) is thrilled to announce plans to build a Ronald McDonald House in Rapid City, expanding the organization’s mission of “keeping families close” to western South Dakota! Since 1983, more than 6,400 West River South Dakota families have spent
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