RAPID CITY—Mental health care is one of the major areas of service currently lacking in the Indigenous community of Rapid City. Access to care, programs and trainings are unfortunately few and far between. One of the many goals for the Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) conference recently held in Rapid
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing partnerships for a new, interagency pilot project aimed at offering more localized ground bison meat for tribal communities through the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). The pilot will look at changes to how USDA purchases bison to
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WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a nearly $327 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to continue fulfilling settlements of Indian water rights claims with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. The funding will support major water projects across
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Local Non-Profit to Close After 12 Years of Serving the Rapid City Community Rapid City, S.D., October 13, 2023 – It is with heavy hearts that the HOPE Center announces their upcoming closure. Due to circumstances outside of their control, they are unable to continue to provide services. The last
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Friends and family of those who were honored at the West River History Conference with the West River Notable Awards display the Certificates presented on October 6, 2023. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) Marnie Cook at the Native Sun News Today office displaying the West River Notable award bestowed
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Vermillion SD— On October 16, 2023, the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law held a tribal flags dedication ceremony. The Knudson School of Law, the only law school in the state of South Dakota, aspires to be the home of law in South Dakota. Knudson School of Law
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A Pennington County jury found Connie Uhre, one of the owners of the Rapid City Grand Gateway Hotel, guilty on two counts of simple assault on Friday, October 13, 2023. The charges were filed for actions Uhre took against peaceful legal Native American protestors in May 2022. There are several
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EAGLE BUTTE – October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), which offers a platform to raise awareness, inspire change, heal together, and work towards a safer future for all relatives. According to the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC), “…Domestic violence is not traditional to Native cultures, and it
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LAME DEER, MT. – Yvonneda “Henry” Thompson, Northern Cheyenne has been the architect of many innovative projects during her 25 years as Director of Extension Service of the Chief Dull Knife College (CDKC). Yet, the current Extension service priority project, the Good Medicine Garden is one of the most exciting
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RAPID CITY—While people acknowledge and understand the deep spiritual and historical connection Lakota people have with the land, it is the Indian cowboy who still retains the direct connection to the land and the horse. Whether he is a working cowboy or a rodeo cowboy, or both, the Indian
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