Jasleen Archambeau, Isaiah Keeble and Ezmiah Middletent joined their grandfather Wilfred Keeble this winter on the Dakota 38+2 Memorial Ride Three St. Joseph’s Indian School siblings have experienced a horseback ride that is unlike any other. Jasleen Archambeau, Isaiah Keeble and Ezmiah Middletent joined their grandfather Wilfred Keeble this winter
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Cecelia Firethunder, President of the Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition WASHINGTON – The House Natural Resources Committee unanimously passed the Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act (H.R. 895), which was introduced by U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) earlier this year. This legislation would amend Section 409 of the Indian Health
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R.F. Buhche (left) presenting PRairie Edge owner Mimi Hillenbrand and Prairie Edge General Manager Dan Tribby the Retailers of the Year Award. PIERRE – Prairie Edge in Rapid City was recently named Retailer of the Year at the South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA) annual banquet in Pierre. SDRA has presented
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Selena’s family camping at the rest stop where she was last seen. BIG HORN COUNTY, Mont. — Jackie Big Hair slept in her car again, waking every few hours to fire up the engine and gaze at the frozen highway rest stop where her 16-year-old daughter had been reported missing.
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Lyla June Johnston SANTA FE, N. M. – On Jan. 17, Navajo state legislative candidate Lyla June Johnston announced a seven-day hunger strike in her District 47 Democratic primary campaign against House Speaker Brian Egolf. Her “Fast for the Future” kicked off at the Capitol Building on Martin Luther King
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Hunter Biden (Left) and his former business partner Devon Archer (Right). Part II of a series WAKPAMNI LAKE – The Wakpamni Lake Community Corporation bond scheme that defrauded unwitting investors of more than $60 million, attracted the attention of the Wall Street Journal, because of a high profile name connected
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LAME DEER, Mont. – In a time of climate change and rising global tension, it is important that we counter the growing uncertainty by grounding ourselves and fostering authentic connection with one another and the earth. Now more than ever, we need to take the necessary steps to get back
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This past year was a significant one for Fredericks Peebles & Patterson LLP, the majority native-owned law firm that specializes in representing Native American tribes and native-owned entities throughout the country. In recent months, the firm successfully tackled two housing- and school-related issues that have important ramifications for tribes. In
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PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Tourism and the Governor’s Tourism Advisory Board recently selected Wanda Bunker, St. Joseph’s Indian School Historical Coordinator, as a recipient of the Governor’s Great Service Star award. She is recognized for providing outstanding customer service at the Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
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PINE RIDGE—The Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) has approved a reward for information leading to the location of Robert Kills Enemy and Vincent Little Dog of Manderson. Both men have been missing since December 28, 2019. Robert Kills Enemy’s date of birth is 3/4/1996. He is 5’6” and 110 lbs. Vincent
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