Rep. Haaland shakes the hand of Marcella LeBeau, a World War II Veteran and strong supporter of The Remove the Stain Act.(Credit: Brian Mackley) PIERRE – Last week, both Native American and non-Native lawmakers introduced a bill to rescind the twenty Medals of Honor to the military men in action
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WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today announced that the United States Senate has approved two pieces of legislation he introduced to promote tribal economic development and self-governance. “We’ve worked to promote economic development and self-governance for tribal communities,” said Hoeven. “These bills
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NAJA will recognize Acee Agoyo and Kevin Abourezk of Indianz.com as awardees during the 2019 National Native Media Conference set Sept. 15-18 in Prior Lake, Minnesota. NAJA selected Agoyo and Abourezk as the 2019 Richard LaCourse Award for Investigative Reporting recipients. Their accomplishments will be highlighted during the award presentation ceremony set
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Parading the Battlefield, Northern Cheyenne and Cheyenne River Sioux riders. Photo credit: Clara Cauflied (Battle of the Little Big Horn (Crow Agency, Montana): On June 25, 1876, thousands of tribal warriors, all horseback, filled the valley of the Little Big Horn (Greasy Grass, as the Cheyenne say), relying upon the
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The Indio heritage of these detainees is obvious from the photo.Photo courtesy Tom Fox, AP RAPID CITY— Two salient facts stand out about immigration detention in the United States: most of the detainees come from Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, according to the website Freedom for Immigrants, and these
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WASHINGTON – Attorney General William P. Barr’s Advisory Subcommittee on Native American Issues (NAIS) convened during the U.S. Attorney’s National Conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss a wide range of justice issues affecting Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores (OK-N), Chair, and U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme (MT), Vice Chair.
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RAPID CITY — SDPB is honored to partner with Vision Maker Media and Native POP: People of the Plains – A Gathering of Arts & Culture to present the sixth annual Native Film Festival, Saturday, July 20, at the SDPB Black Hills Studios, 415 Main Street, Rapid City. The festival takes place during Native POP,
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PIERRE – The Industrial Hemp Study Committee, chaired by Representative Lee Qualm (R-Platte), will hold its first meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. (CT) in Room 414 of the State Capitol in Pierre, South Dakota. The Legislature’s Executive Board selected the Industrial Hemp Study as one of
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The Wounded Knee Cemetery on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.Photo: Adam Singer WASHINGTON – Descendants of the Wounded Knee Massacre are in the nation’s capital to discuss efforts to rescind the Medals of Honor awarded to the soldiers who participated in the slaughter of their ancestors on December
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The Department of Veterans Affairs Black Hills Health Care System and STG International, Inc. (STGi) will host an Open House to welcome Veterans to the new location of the VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic serving the Pierre area. The Open House will be held on Tuesday July 2, 2019 from
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