WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, spoke on the Senate floor to highlight the significant funding for Native communities in the Budget Resolution being considered by the Senate. “For far too long, historical underfunding of federal programs serving Native communities and
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WASHINGTON, D.C.―The Biden-Harris Administration is encouraging South Dakotans to sign up for health coverage at HealthCare.gov by August 15 as part of its “Summer Sprint to Coverage,” a nationwide campaign to get more Americans enrolled in quality health plans at a lower cost because of the American Rescue Plan.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced on Tuesday that he would resign, following calls for his departure after an investigation by the New York state attorney general found he’d sexually harassed multiple female employees, violating federal and state law. “New York tough means New York loving, and I love
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UPDATE 11 p.m. The Richardson Spring fire has jumped the Tongue River and was drifting north Tuesday night, but winds are dying down entering the late evening hours. Authorities are warning people to stay away from downed power lines across Rosebud County, many of which could be hot. Outages could
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PINE RIDGE—Oglala Sioux Tribal (OST) President Kevin Killer attended a meeting in Washington DC chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Killer addressed the concerns of OST about the marginalization of the Native American vote, drawing on his experience as a South Dakota State
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RAPID CITY—ICWA (the Indian Child Welfare Act) is one of the most prominent acronyms in Indian Country. A half century back, tribes made their case to the federal government, that Native children were being removed from their homes, community, and culture, at a much higher rate than the rest of
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PIERRE-Last week, South Dakota joined the growing number of states fighting against critical race theory (CRT). Over the last few months, Americans have heard the term ‘critical race theory’ dozens, if not hundreds, of times. But what is it? Simply put, critical race theory approaches American history through the
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RAPID CITY—The monthly Native American Indian Community Meeting held the third Thursday of the month and scheduled for August 19th has been canceled for August. The next Community Meeting will be held on Sept. 16, 2021 at the Mother Butler Hall beginning at 6:00 PM. Secretary of the Interior Debra
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Wind Cave National Park will host a free program about the importance of Wind Cave and bison to the Lakota people August 14 at 8 p.m. (NPS Photo) WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. – Darrell Red Cloud, a graduate and teacher at the Oglala Lakota College, will present a
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded the Senate for passing their bill to improve child support enforcement for Native American tribes by allowing the 60 tribes
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