How much do public servants get paid? Most NSNT readers know how much their respective elected tribal officials are paid for their service. As a Northern Cheyenne tribal member commented, “Most tribal council members go from broke to flush when elected. Suddenly many are driving new vehicles.” In Montana, the
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Jason Small Many tribal people in Montana don’t pay much attention to what the Montana Legislature does. I suggest that we do, because many programs helpful to tribal members on reservations flow through MT State government things such as SNAP (food stamps) and commodities; Low Income Energy Assistance; Medicare Expansion
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Many are the ruses employed over history to marginalize tribes and eliminate the treaties the states in which they reside signed with them. The state of Maine is presently the most prominent example of this historical pattern. Starting in 1807 Maine attempted to separate from the state of Massachusetts, citing
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Kyle, South Dakota – March 3, 2023 – In 2022, construction costs hit a 50-year high with a 17.5 percent year-over-year increase. With rising inflation, labor shortages, and supply chain issues continuing to disrupt markets, the forecast for 2023 isn’t much better. The impact of these trends is intensified in
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Indian Health Service Announces New Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs WASHINGTON, DC—The Indian Health Service is announcing the appointment of Stacey Ecoffey, an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, as the new deputy director for intergovernmental affairs at IHS headquarters. In this position, Ecoffey is responsible for providing leadership
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“Survey data suggest a college degree is increasingly tied to identification with the Democratic Party. Forty-one percent of Democratic voters in 2019 had at least a college degree, up from just 22% in 1996, Pew Research Center surveys show. By comparison, 30% of GOP voters in 2019 had a degree,
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Bison male on green grass (Animals) bison,buffalo,animal,nature,strong WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior announced several new steps to restore wild and healthy populations of American bison and the prairie grassland ecosystem. Through a new Secretary’s Order and over $25 million from the Inflation Reduction Act, the Department will empower its
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Three experts review the latest findings By Peter White An international network of health researchers reviewed 78 randomized controlled studies and concluded that wearing masks has little or no effect on spreading the flu, COVID, or other respiratory diseases. The Cochrane collaborative published their findings in a January 2023 report
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SIOUX FALLS—For most of his long and productive life James Abourezk was an anomaly; an educated, erudite, progressive minded man from a rural state where men so described generally have no political future. While white South Dakotans knew Abourezk was a Democrat, few realized he was Arab American, of Lebanese
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Ira Colhoff leads the Grand Entry at the 50th Anniversary of Wounded Knee 1973 Liberation Wacipi held at Crazy Horse School in Wanblee (Photo by Christopher A. Piña) “AIM did one good thing. It gave Indian’s their identity back. The kids got their Lakota spirituality back as well as something
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