SHERIDAN, WY – Sheridan College, a two year institution offering both academic and vocational degrees (considered the best in the area) hopes to “turn the corner” with neighboring tribal communities (mainly Crow and Northern Cheyenne, approximately an hour away) hoping to recruit more Native students in the process said Dr.
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WASHINGTON – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced that they will introduce the Senate companion to the Remove the Stain Act. First introduced in the House by Representatives Denny Heck (D-Wash.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), and Paul Cook (R-Calif.), the bill would revoke the Medal of
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Henry Red Cloud, Descendent of Lakota treaty negotiator teaches techniques at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. (Photo by Talli Nauman) PINE RIDGE — Oglala Lakota tribal member Henry Red Cloud will receive an honorary doctorate degree from Washington College for his career in the pursuit of affordable and accessible renewable energy
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Marlys Big Eagle, victim witness coordinator for the U.S. Attorney’s office in South Dakota, was recognized last month in Washington for her work by U.S. Attorney William Barr, on the left. She works out of Sioux Falls in the offices of U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons, on the right. Big Eagle
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Northern Cheyenne Ministerial Association, Northern Cheyenne Tribal leaders and Everything Beautiful Thrift Store staff host a dedication of their new building, soon to be opened in midtown Lame Deer. (Photo by Clara Caufield) LAME DEER, Mont. – On Sunday, November 17 the Northern Cheyenne Ministerial Association and Board of Directors,
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SANTEE NE – After years of planning, the Dakota Santee Sioux announced the Dedication and Blessing event of the recently completed first phase of monuments honoring Isanti Dakota Ancestors and combat war veterans, located in Santee, NE. This historic event will take place on Saturday, November 30th at 1:00pm
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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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Darla Black was impeached from the office of Vice-President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe after a tribunal was held at the tribe’s Prairie Wind Casino Nov. 25. PINE RIDGE – Darla Black who was elected in 2016 and again in 2018 to lead the Oglala Sioux Tribe as their Vice-
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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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