South Dakota lawmakers call key figures for Noem inquiry

By Stephen Groves, AP SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota lawmakers have summoned two people who were present at a meeting Gov. Kristi Noem held last year that included her daughter, Kassidy Peters, and state employees who were overseeing Peters’ application for a real estate appraiser license. The Legislature’s Government Operations

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Protesters occupy BIA in Washington

WASHINGTON—On Thursday, October 14, Native American activists occupied the lobby of the Stuart Udall Main Interior Building, focusing on the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and citing grave concerns over United States environmental policy. After four hours, 55 were arrested and the building was cleared. According to the Interior Department several

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Local involvement in JOM lacking

JOM sponsored children’s program from Window Rock, AZ. (Photo courtesy Arizona JOM) Retaining leadership in Johnson O’Malley difficult RAPID CITY—Back in 1934 the Johnson-O’Malley Act authorized federal funding for Native students enrolled in nontribal schools, whether public or private. This involves an education plan approved by the Bureau of Indian

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Crazy Horse Memorial gets $10,000 grant

PIERRE – Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation provides educational experience and resources for Native American students. In 2010, The Indian University of North America began assisting college-bound Native Americans by providing students their first semester of college as a transition from high school to that of higher education. Throughout the 7th

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Facebook whistleblower speaks out

Former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen on the right. (Courtesy Photo of New York Times)   Former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen has been revealed as the source behind tens of thousands of pages of leaked internal company research, which she says show that the company has been negligent in

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Red Hawk wins National 4-H Youth Award

BROOKINGS – Tashina Red Hawk was just 7 years old when her parents bought her first horse. Her mentor, Kassandra Chauncey, a Todd County Junior Division 4-H member at the time, was training her how to ride when her own horse became injured the day before the Todd County 4-H

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Ancient footprints can change America’s history

Ancient human footprints indicate people may have walked beside a New Mexico lakeshore as far back as 23,000 years ago.(Photo courtesy of National Park Service) NEW MEXICO—Remarkable claims are often made about the ancient habitation of the Americas, but such claims often face extreme criticism from the scientific community because

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Yes Virginia: There is a Native American Day

  RAPID CITY – It was one of those fall days in 1990 that has South Dakota putting its best foot forward. The temperature hovered in the seventies, the sun was shining and a small breeze rustled through the pine trees. It was a perfect day for Governor George Mickelson

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