WASHINGTON DC—Old photographs reveal Zitkala-Ša (Red Bird) to be one of the most beautiful women of the 19th Century, but she has been selected as one of five women to appear on newly minted US Treasury Department 2024 quarters for more than just her exceptional looks. Zitkala-Ša was born in
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WASHINGTON DC—Old photographs reveal Zitkala-Ša (Red Bird) to be one of the most beautiful women of the 19th Century, but she has been selected as one of five women to appear on newly minted US Treasury Department 2024 quarters for more than just her exceptional looks. Zitkala-Ša was born in
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Several converging factors make the recent tribal casino battles in Oklahoma something to which the rest of Indian Country should pay attention. Although an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, Republican Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, has worked tirelessly against tribal interest since becoming governor in 2019. Stitt has
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Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this week, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship approved the Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act (S. 1156). The legislation, sponsored by Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), would create a permanent Associate Administrator at
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RAPID CITY- Garbage Tale Vintage, located at 626 St. Joseph Street downtown Rapid City, is owned by Caitlin Hein. Hein opened Garbage Tale Vintage in February of 2022. Her mission is sustainability as well as environmentalism through fashion. Through her work she wants to keep clothes out of landfills. There
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At 82 years old, Richard “Dick” Trudell, maintains the busy schedule of a man 40 years younger. Driving to a meeting with a Northern California tribe, he conducts a car phone interview, arrives at his destination, and finishes the interview with minutes to spare before his 11:30 a.m. meeting. During
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Women who worked for Native Sun News Today were honored at the Tim Giago Memorial Dinner on Saturday July 15. L to R: Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa, Delphine Red Shirt, Cristy Tibbits, Yolanda Thompson, Michele Hudson, and Tallie Nauman. (Photo by Michele Davies) Award Winning Journalist Jodi Rave Spotted Bear, the
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BILLINGS – The Not Invisible Act Commission has scheduled a public hearing in Billings, MT on July 25-26, 2023, for anyone who wishes to appear before the commission in person. In addition, the Commission has scheduled two days of virtual hearings in August and is also accepting written testimony, recommendations,
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Morning Prayer (I am the land, the land is who I am) artwork by Joe Pulliam, Oglala Lakota won Best of Show at 2023 Native POP. (Photo by Christopher Piña) Above: “Indian Alley – L.A. artwork by Galen LaRoche won Best of Division II- Two Dimensional B Below: Models
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Author Elizabeth Cook-Lynn with Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association’s Executive Director Gay Kingman. (Photo courtesy Gay Kingman) RAPID CITY—“Writing is an essential act of survival for contemporary American Indians,” Elizabeth Cook-Lynn once wrote. “The final responsibility of a writer like me … is to commit something to paper in the
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