Every Child Matters. Members of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Sicangu Youth Council. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – The late-September Sunday morning sun was already blazing, and the mercury threatened to climb to triple digits as Rapid City residents gathered for the Seventh Annual Remembering the Children Memorial Walk
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CDKC President Eva Flying was on hand for the unveiling of the Buffalo Skull created by Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell. (Photo by Clara Caufield) LAME DEER, Mont. – Monday, September 23, in conjunction with Native American week Chief Dull Knife College (CDKC) held a very special presentation at the John
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Hani Shafai poses with A. Gay Kingman following her acceptance speech at the S.D. Hall of Fame ceremony, held at Cedar Shore Resort in Chamberlain on September 14. Shafai, also a former SD HOF recipient, nominated Kingman for this prestigious honor. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) CHAMBERLAIN – A gathering
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Federal Review Board visiting Wounded Knee Memorial and Oglala Community College gifted traditional star quilts from Oglala hosts. RAPID CITY SD – Five federal officials, two from the Department of the Interior and three from the Department of Defense, visited South Dakota on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, and Wednesday, September
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Carla Rae Marshall from Black Hill Clean Water Alliance presenting at the Outdoor Campus West. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – Comments are being accepted through October 21, 2024, by the USDA Forest Service about their proposal to ban mining around Pactola Reservoir and Rapid Creek Watershed. The Forest
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Photo of Elizabeth Irving Cook-Lynn, 1952, on display at the at the Briggs Library Archives and Special Collections room. (Photo by Marnie Cook) BROOKINGS – There were few dry eyes in the house as Native Studies Professor Elizabeth Cook-Lynn (Crow Creek Hunkpati Oyate), who made her journey to the spirit
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Lily Mendoza, founder of Red Ribbon Skirt Society moderating a roundtable discussion titled “All Our Relatives” with guest speakers; artist Jennifer White, owner of Post Pilgrim Gallery, Leya Hale, director of documentary “Bring Her Home,” and artist Rachel Berg, owner of Liv Artfully in Sioux Falls. (Photo by Chantelle Blue
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Josephine Waggoner By Clara Caufield Northern Cheyenne Correspondent A few weeks back Native Sun News featured a story about Voice of the West.net. That is a weekly internet radio show, produced in Tucson, AZ but aired to international audiences via the internet. The hour show is dedicated to sharing unique
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As the caravan bringing home the remains of three Oglala Lakota children from the Carlisle Industrial Boarding School, they were met by a person holding a heartfelt sign that read, “We were waiting for you.” (Photo by Jenn Spotted Bear) By Grace Terry Native Sun News Today Correspondent PINE RIDGE,
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Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) announces $10 million in grants awarded to tribes, non-profits, educational institutions, and community development financial institutions serving Native American farmers and ranchers. NAAF is in its sixth year of grantmaking, reaching $76 million since the first funding cycle in
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