MORTON, Minn. – It may be that Native American communities are now in an era of recovery, as the former president of the National Congress of American Indians Jefferson Keel (Chickasaw Nation) stated a decade ago. Keel cited several tribes’ large economic projects, like the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of Interior Bryan Newland (left) and U.S. Secretary of Interior Debra Haaland (right) at a “Road to Healing” listening session at the Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California on August 4, 2023. (Photo by Darren Thompson) WASHINGTON—On Monday, February 5, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS) and
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The first hempcrete house in the state of Minnesota and the first multi family hempcrete building in the country. It was built using the spray method with the Ereasy Spray System. MORTON, Minn. – Lakota relatives in Minnesota lead the way for a new economic frontier for tribal communities that
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Lewis H. Latimer and African American Inventor was credited with several inventions including the air conditioner and carbon filaments for light bulbs. In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford announced Black History Month granting federal recognition for the sacrifice, bravery and entrepreneurship achievements of African Americans throughout the centuries. A building
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STATEMENT OF OGLALA SIOUX TRIBAL PRESIDENT FRANK STAR COMES OUT RESPONDING TO S.D. GOVERNOR KRISTI NOEM’S BORDER ADDRESS TO THE JOINT SESSION OF THE S.D. LEGISLATURE (February 2, 2024 First, I would like to say that I am an honorably discharged U.S. Combat Marine that served tours in the Gulf
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Concerned parents show up for a town hall meeting, hosted by Lame Deer Public Schools superintendent Theresa Keel, to hear about what happened during an incident in which she alledgedly sprayed a student in the face with pepper spray. (Courtesy photo) LAME DEER, Mont. – Recently, the Lame Deer School
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The AISA panel from left to right: Ed Valandra (Sicangu Lakota) Senior Editor of Living Justice Press, James Riding In (Pawnee) Professor Emeritus, ASU, Sarah Hernandez (Sicangu Lakota) Assistant Professor at UNM and Melanie Yazzi (Dine) Assistant Professor at University of Minnesota. (Photo by Marnie Cook ALBUQUERQUE – “Colonialism is
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Racing Magpie will be holding their 2nd Annual Valentine’s Art Market, in partnership with the Black Hills Indian Art Market, to be held Saturday February 10. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – It isn’t easy to create something that has lasting value and maintain its original integrity. That’s exactly
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: Sharon Scott (left), Director for the Oklahoma Indian Tax Association, Crystal Williams (middle), Vice Chair for the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, and Naomie Droll (right), Public Policy Advisor at organize at the U.S. Capitol for a two days of meetings advocating for tax reform in Indian Country. (Photo by
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Students work on English assignments at Sapa Un Jesuit Academy. “We’re very student-based, with small class sizes, which allows us to move kids around in spaces based on need,” said principal Stacee Valandra. (Photo: Submitted) FRANCIS, S.D. – When talk turns to preparing more children on the Rosebud Indian Reservation
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