At a U.S. Attorneys’ meeting with Acoma Indian Pueblo representatives in August, participants discussed investigation and prosecution of sex crimes perpetrated against Native American children. (Photo courtesy / U.S. Justice Department) RAPID CITY – Former Indian Health Service pediatrician Stanley Patrick Weber will not outlive his prison sentences for multiple
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Throughout the Canadian pipeline promoter’s 10-year permit application process, allies in BOLD Nebraska have supported Lakota tribal resistance to construction. (Photo courtesy BOLD Nebraska) PINE RIDGE – The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council Finance Committee has ordered an independent investigation into the tribe’s receipt of a $50,000 check from TransCanada Corp.,
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Stephanie Eisenmenger (left), Lakota Tech principal, and Dr. Anthony Fairbanks (right), Oglala Lakota County School District superintendent, stand in front of the future gym and main entrance to Lakota Tech High School. (Photo by Travis Dewes) BATESLAND – Construction is making leaps and bounds at the new Lakota Tech High
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BUFFALO GAP – Lookout Solar Park’s construction permit was approved last week by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Located East of Buffalo Gap on the brinks of the Pine Ridge Reservation, the Lookout Solar Project is to be built on leased land from the Rapp family, Oglala Sioux tribal
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Making Montana Proud poster Working under a State constitutional and legislative mandate (Article X and MCA 20-1-501) the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) has for years pursued a progressive and aggressive “Indian Education for All” program, the goal to present the history, culture and lifestyles of Montana tribal people
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PINE RIDGE – An official statement baring forbidden levels of uranium in drinking water from an Oglala Sioux tribal well has caused turmoil, but the supply has been capped along with any problem, a field supervisor assured the Native Sun News Today on Feb. 7. The statement, dated Jan. 28,
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At a recent meeting, the new organization’s board of directors set priorities to counteract “ongoing colonization.” (Photo COURTESY / NDNV) BISMARCK, N. D. – Combatting potential for under-representation of native citizens in the 2020 U.S. Census is the immediate priority for North Dakota Native Vote, the advocacy organization said in
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Captain on a pontoon boat at a Pactola Reservoir event to raise awareness during summer 2019, Dakota Rural Action Black Hills Chapter President Rick Bell was among speakers at a Rapid City Common Council hearing Feb. 3, urging passage of a resolution to prevent pollution of water from exploration and
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The Wakpamni Lake Community Corporation’s community building is complete and they are ready to host community events. A May Grand Opening is planned for the new facility. (Photo by Ernestine Anukasan) BATESLAND – Upon arriving at the Town Center built by the Wakpamni Lake Community Corporation, one cannot help but
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WASHINGTON – During a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing today, a witness testified that President Trump and his Administration’s rhetoric emboldens crimes against immigrant communities in response to Congresswoman Deb Haaland’s (NM-01) question. Haaland focused her questions on hate crimes against immigrant communities in light of a 400
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