By Clara Caufield, Native Sun News Today Editor RAPID CITY—It’s time to bundle up Millard, Zachary, Ulysses and the 40 other downtown presidential statues in winter apparel items to benefit those in need. Monday marks the seventh season when winter apparel items can be placed on the downtown statues.
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Left to Right: Bobbi Meszaros, Board Member, Walter Lamer, Board President, Ben Night Horse Campbell, Joy Harjo, Jamer Parker Shield, CEO, Ernie Stevens Jr., Famous Dave Anderson, Emil Notti, Richard West, Holly Cook, Board Member, Frances Alverez, Board Member, Front sitting: Marcella Lebeau.(Courtesy Photo) OKLAHOMA CITY – The sounds
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(Photo courtesy of Avila University) The following information is provided by the Library of Congress website. What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S.,
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Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO, American Indian College Fund, winner of GlobalMindED’s 2021 Inclusive Leader Award in non-profits. (Courtesy Photo) DENVER – American Indian College Fund President and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull was named a GlobalMindED 2021 Inclusive Leader on November 3 during a virtual awards ceremony. More
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Squaw Island controversial name has officially been changed The Democrat & Chronicle reports Squaw Island, a tiny island located off the City Pier on Canandaigua Lake, has been renamed Skenoh Island. “Skenoh,” pronounced scan-oh, translates to either health or peace in the Onöndowa’ga (Seneca) language. According to the Rochester newspaper,
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(Courtesy Photo) GRAPEVINE, Texas — On the blistering September day that ended Grapefest, a wine festival in Grapevine, outside Dallas, Mayor William Tate pushed up the brim of his cowboy hat and addressed the crowd gathered for the unveiling of a new public work of art: Peace Circle. “It is
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J.D. Kay John Brown III, the medicine man and historic preservation officer for the Narragansett Indian Tribe, speaks during a ceremony on Saturday at the site of the “Great Swamp Massacre” in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. (Courtesy Photo) PROVIDENCE — No longer will members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe
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Tatum Ward 2021 INFR Barrel Racing Champion. (Photo Courtesy of Facebook) By Clara Caufield, Native Sun News Today Staff During the 2021 Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR) held Oct 19 to 22nd in Las Vegas. Tatum Ward, 23 year old Cheyenne River Sioux cowgirl who hails from White Horse, South
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BILLINGS, Mont. — The former chairwoman of the Montana Native Women’s Coalition was sentenced Friday for stealing federal grant funds for unapproved travel to Las Vegas and other unauthorized expenses, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Meredith McConnell, 52, of Lame Deer, was found guilty on
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Kevin Killer, Oglala SIoux Tribe President (Photo courtesy) By Kevin Killer, President, and Alicia Mousseau, Vice-President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Across the country, American Indian Nations and Tribes face many difficulties and challenges. The conditions on our Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota are representative of the conditions on many
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