An art peice by Jim Yellow Hawk was used over the weekend at an event at the Journey Museum in Rapid City to bring awareness and education of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Image courtesy Jim Yellow Hawk WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) introduced a bill to bolster efforts
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The 2020 Democratic presidential field is a crowded one and some candidates are seeking to distinguish themselves by making a play for the Native vote. Though American Indians and Alaska Natives only represent about 1.3 percent of the nation’s population, their votes can sway outcomes in several battleground states. With
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U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune’s state offices will participate in constituent
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Capt. Paul Rodriguez holds his son prior to the 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion’s deployment ceremony, July 27, 2019, in Pierre, S.D. The 152nd is scheduled to deploy to the Middle East for a nine-month tour, providing multifunctional logistics and support operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Carl
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Handies Peak Gunnison Colorado is one of the land areas managed by the Bureau of land Management.(Photo courtesy BLM) The Interior Department this past week announced that it is moving the headquarters of its Bureau of Land Management (BLM) division out of Washington, D.C., and west to Grand Junction, Colo.,
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Emory Dean Keoke RAPID CITY— It has been almost fifty years since Emory Dean Keoke stopped drinking and abusing drugs. The highlights of those subsequent years were the birth of his daughter, Elizabeth, and earning a double degree, a BS in nursing and a BA in Indian Studies. Keoke worked
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Cutline: Little Bird and her family on a recent visit to the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Sisseton Wahpeton woman has organized the On The Healing Road We Walk event coming in August.Photo Courtesy Alana Little Bird PIERRE –The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate is set to host an event that
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Rockets fired by the 1-147th Field Artillery of the South Dakota Army National Guard head towards thier targets at the Northern Impact Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. 25 June, 2017. The 1-147th Field Artillery used the M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems as part of thier annual training at Fort McCoy.
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KYLE – On July 30, in Kyle, Cougar Fund Executive Director Penny Maldonado will share her love of mountain lions and knowledge of their positive role on the land. She will discuss mountain lions’ natural history and behaviors. She looks forward to hearing about community members’ experiences with mountain lions,
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CINCINNATI — A Native American author whose writings have highlighted his indigenous culture is this year’s winner of a lifetime achievement award celebrating literature’s power to foster peace, social justice and global understanding. Dayton Literary Peace Prize officials selected novelist, poet and essayist N. Scott Momaday for the Richard C. Holbrooke
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