Bakken cough: An oil field workers dilemma

A Cheyenne River Sioux youth delegation, with tribal flag and staff, offered testimony during a public comment period at a South Dakota Water Management Board hearing on permitting Keystone XL Pipeline Construction. (Photo COURTESY / Dakota Rural Action) MANDAREE, N. D. – New oil-and-gas pipeline protection measures could help people

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Shared by Native Sun News Today November 27, 2019

‘I don’t feel safe around cops’

Alicia Cook and daughter, G., stand on the site of the now infamous altercation at a school in Rapid City, in which a RCPD officer struck one of two girls engaged in an after-school fight. The incident has caused strife in the community amongst those who support the officer’s action,

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Shared by Native Sun News Today November 27, 2019

Native American foster parents sought for “Simply Smiles Children’s Village” on the Cheyenne River Reservation

  LA PLANT— Simply Smiles, Inc. is seeking Native American foster parents for the Simply Smiles Children’s Village on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation (SD). The Simply Smiles Children’s Village is an intentional community that provides the forum and infrastructure for Native people to intervene, protect, and help to

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Shared by Native Sun News Today November 22, 2019

Walking across the reservation

A group of veterans walked across the Pine Ridge Reservation to honor veterans and bring awareness to veteran issues on the reservation. Shawnee Red Bear, Jay Youngman, OST President Julian Bear Runner, and Oroville Milk carried the flags for the last leg of the 107.5-mile trek. PINE RIDGE RESERVATION –

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Shared by Native Sun News Today November 22, 2019

Handbook on Indian tribes now available

Chairman Jorjani announced the new Early Coordination with #IndianTribes Handbook to offer guidance on how federal agencies, industry, and Indian tribes can work collaboratively and effectively through the #Section106 process go.usa.gov/xpjed%5B/caption%5D WASHINGTON— As the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) commemorates National Native American Heritage Month, Chairman Aimee Jorjani announced

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Shared by Native Sun News Today November 14, 2019