U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve health outcomes in Tribal communities. The Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act would elevate the role of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Director to Assistant Secretary
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Chairman Derrick Watchman testifies before the House Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee. (Courtesy photo) WASHINGTON, DC – Derrick Watchman, Chairman of the Board for The National Center for American Indian Economic Development, testified today before a House Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee hearing focused on federal economic development programs in
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Through the Native Youth Firefighter Training Program, high school and post-secondary students receive hands-on instruction, mentorship and technical training. (Photo courtesy Dept. of Interior) WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior announced today a new partnership between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education to prepare
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Once again, and probably to no avail, I write about one of the most dangerous stretch of highways in Montana – the 70 mile run on Montana State 212 Highway that crosses both the Northern Cheyenne and Crow Reservations. Not sure where it starts, but it is Belle Fourche
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Shared by Native Sun News Today January 29, 2026
Passion for Fashion 2025, “Identity by Design” (Courtesy of CRYP) EAGLE BUTTE — Spring is on the horizon, and with it comes one of the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s most anticipated traditions: Wachípí kta Iglúwi.yeyapi (Youth Get Ready for the Dance), also known as Passion for Fashion. Now in its
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A young Dakota woman incarcerated at the Fort Snelling concentration camp is photographed in 1862. Survivors of the camp were sent via steamboat to the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota and the Santee Reservation in Nebraska. (Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society) If you know anything about Minnesota history, then you
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Wednesday February 4th 9:30-11:30 AMC Theater Parking Lot -230 Knollwood Dr., RC SD Saturday February 28th 9:00-11:00 Central States Fair Grounds- 800 San Francisco St., RC SD Tuesday February 17th 10:00–11:30 AMC Parking Lot- 230 Knollwood Dr., RC SD 4:30-6:30 Western Dakota Tech 800 Mickelson Dr., RC SD Wednesday
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Omaha Tribe drummers sing inside the Nebraska State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, during a press conference hosted by the tribe to announce legislation that would require the Nebraska governor to negotiate in good faith a tobacco tax compact with the Omahas. (Kevin Abourezk/ICT) LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Omaha
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WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today released a new Strategic Direction for the Bureau of Indian Education, establishing a performance-driven roadmap to improve student outcomes, strengthen Native language and culture and enhance operational effectiveness across Bureau-funded schools. The Strategic Direction reinforces tribal sovereignty and local control by prioritizing
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A sign at Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention facility in Florida. (Photo: SovNAT) The Miccosukee Tribe isn’t backing down from its commitment to protect its homelands despite being rebuked by President Donald Trump and abandoned by Republicans in Congress amid a national immigration crackdown that has Indian Country reeling. On
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