RAPID CITY – Illuminative, a Native-led nonprofit that focuses on the increased visibility of Native peoples in American society, hosted a virtual town hall via their Facebook page on July 8. The meeting was titled The Time is Now: National Native Town Hall. With a large and diverse amount of
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Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender RAPID CITY- City Council unanimously voted on Monday, July 6, to uphold a veto that was presented by Mayor Steve Allender for a conditional use permit for a homeless outreach center, RV Ministries, at 112 East north St. The conditional use permit was originally declined
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RAPID CITY–Effective Wednesday, all of the City’s park shelters and most park restroom facilities will be available for use. City Parks and Recreation staff are currently taking reservations for shelter use beginning that day. Seven park shelters in the City’s park system are available for use by reservation while nine
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West River Democratic Socialists, in collaboration with Pejuta Press, released an art intervention connecting the visit of US President Donald Trump to Mt. Rushmore with the history of colonial exploitation and violence in Oceti Šakówiŋ territory and across the US. Using the language of ‘Fat Taker’, West River Democratic Socialists
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PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) has announced the cancellation of this year’s SMSC Wacipi due to the current pandemic. The weekend-long celebration was originally scheduled to take place August 14-16, 2020. The SMSC Wacipi (pronounced “wah-chee-pee”), or Pow Wow, is typically held each summer at
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NAJA is joined by NABJ, NAHJ, AAJA, and SPJ to reiterate its demand for the immediate and permanent discontinuance of racialized sports mascots by news outlets. This discontinuance should include clear policy development and implementation, that clarifies the harm they cause, and the practical editorial methods to avoid their use on all platforms.
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The World Health Organization reported the largest COVID-19 case increase in a single day over the weekend. The increase was nearly 200,000 cases globally in 24 hours. More states are reporting jumps in cases since re-opening measures have been relaxing. City Council in Rapid City has recently voted to retract
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U.S. Senator MIke Rounds WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), along with SVAC Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-Mont.), led their committee colleagues in calling for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the Department of
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(L-R) Kevin Fuqua (P&G), Brandon Vanderberg (P&G), Tunica-Biloxi Council Member Harold Pierite, Vice Chairman Marshall R. Sampson Sr., Council Member Bobby Pierite, 7 Generation Youth Council Vice Chairman Marshall R. Sampson Jr. and P&G Staff Member Mike Wehrle convene at the Tunica-Biloxi Police Headquarters for P&G staff to donate protective
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ALBUQUERQUE – The Navajo Nation is still seeing an increase in the number of cases of coronavirus, but the rate of increase is slowing, said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez. This decline can be seen in the decrease in the numbers of coronavirus patients in hospitals. In a town hall
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