Deb Haaland WASHINGTON – Wednesday afternoon, a bill introduced by Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-NM) to break cycles of poverty in Indian Country, was signed into law. The bill received bipartisan support from Congressional Native American Caucus Co-Chair Tom Cole (R-OK), Representatives Norma Torres (D-CA), and Don Young (R-AK). The Senate companion to
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WASHINGTON – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, released a report today showing nursing homes in the U.S. could see a
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Grassroots pipeline opponents note that man-camps for oil industry construction are proven threats, resulting in MMIW (missing and murdered indigenous women). COURTESY / Ní Btháska Stand FT. YATES, N.D. – Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chair Mike Faith spoke for many when he thanked federal regulators Oct. 23 for granting Oceti
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RAPID CITY –The Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board (GPTLHB) and the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center is pleased to announce a funding opportunity through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) to award mini-research project grants that contribute to the Public Health educational development of American
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Ernest Weston Jr. PINE RIDGE – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) notified the Oglala Sioux and 153 other tribes on Oct. 23 that they succeeded in obtaining licenses to provide advanced wireless internet services, creating unprecedented prospects for Indian country. “We’ll see in the coming years how this is
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Tameka Vocu PINE RIDGE – Buche Foods in Pine Ridge, SD has hired its first ever Lakota tribe member as the store manager. Tameka Vocu has recently taken over the position when the acting manager stepped down due to health issues. “I have some pretty big shoes
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PINE RIDGE – The Oglala Sioux Tribe Election Commission has released its certified candidate list for the OST primary election which will take place on October 13. The list features 81 certified candidates for either OST President, OST Vice-President, or district representatives. There are 11 candidates running for OST
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Western Native Voice Executive Director Marci McLean: “It will open up the conversation on a national level to address root causes of the widespread violence and injustice towards Indigenous women and all women of color. COURTESY / Northern Plains Resource Council WASHINGTON, D.C. – Countless hours of
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South Dakota continues to report record breaking numbers of new cases and patients hospitalized because of COVID-19. Each day of the last week, the state has reported over 400 new cases. On Sep. 26, South Dakota reported nearly 600 new cases. Deaths from the virus in South Dakota are now
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Kyla Mermejo-Varga receives daily visitor Rambo Beasty Boots as she works with pandemic protection mask at Picuris Pueblo, one of dozens of tribes that sued successfully for CARES Act distribution. COURTESY / Picuris Pueblo Bison Program WASHINGTON – In the most recent about-face on CARES Act funding for Alaska Native
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