COUNSELOR, NM—Pueblo and Diné leaders and activists today hosted an event calling on President Biden to protect Greater Chaco Canyon and stop issuing new oil and gas leases in the sacred landscape. In an event held as part of the Red Road to DC, a cross-country tour highlighting Indigenous
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The transformed apartment complex on Eagle Butte’s Main Street. (Photo courtesy of Cheyenne River Youth Project.) EAGLE BUTTE — It’s always exciting when artists, performers, volunteers, and guests gather at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, for the four-day RedCan invitational graffiti jam. But this
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One of the first actions taken by President Biden back in January was issuing an executive memorandum on tribal consultation and strengthening Nation-to-Nation relationships. This memorandum was a reaffirmation of a similar memorandum from President Obama in 2009. Obama’s memorandum was an affirmation of President Clinton’s Executive Order (EO)
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July 24th Celebration Of Life for Bill Groethe 11:00am-12:00pm: Calvary Lutheran Church 4:30-10:00pm: Canyon Lake Park-Shelter #2 Bring yourself and your memories! Bill’s family will host the picnic, and will provide all food and beverages. William McAndrew “Bill” Groethe was born Nov. 2, 1923, and passed peacefully, surrounded
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US Mint honors national influence of Chief Mankiller By Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Cherokee Nation The late Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller, the first woman elected to serve as chief of the Cherokee Nation, is widely remembered for her courage and resolve. Those hallmarks are why the U.S.
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Little Big Horn Re-enactment—Crow Style (Photo Courtesy of Real Bird’s Little Bighorn & Custer Reenactment. FB page) “War is never good; we go to war for peace.” By Clara Caufield, NSNT Correspondent GARRYOWEN, MT—The grandstands at the June 25th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of the Little Big Horn
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WANBLI—Last Friday at Crazy Horse School in Wanbli, the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council opened their regularly scheduled meeting by honoring seven tribal members for contributions to the tribe. Jade Ecoffey was the first honoree. Going into her junior year at Red Cloud, Ecoffey has been a fixture in South Dakota
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PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — As Native oil pipeline foes stepped up pressure for U.S. President Joe Biden to cancel Enbridge Energy Inc.’s Line 3 construction here, backers of another pipeline project announced July 2, that they are suing him for cancelling theirs. You guessed it: TC Energy Corp. is filing
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CROW AGENCY, Mont, – June 25th, 2021, marked the annual Crow Native Days, replete with many activities, the highlight perhaps the Indian relay races, a sport gaining immense popularity thrilling audiences across the nation. Exceptionally talented and popular announcer, Kennard Realbird, Crow, explained that Indian Relay ticket sales have overtaken
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FORT PIERRE.─ The Mni Wiconi Water System will conduct repairs on the Mni Wiconi Core Water Pipeline in the Ft. Pierre area June 29-30, 2021. To facilitate repairs, mandatory water restrictions are implemented for the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System. The restrictions include all non-essential water usage including but not limited to: lawn watering, washing of vehicles, filling pools, spray tanks, etc. Reclamation is
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