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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On September 17, 2024, the Oyate Health Center celebrated its 5-year anniversary, marking half a decade of dedicated service to the Native American community in Rapid City and beyond. Published in: OHC News RAPID CITY — On September 17, 2024, the Oyate Health Center celebrated its 5-year anniversary, marking half
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COUP members, Marlene Poor Bear, Gene Roach, Natalie Stites Means and Gloria Eastman. (Photo by Kirk Dickerson) RAPID CITY – September 17th marked National Voter Registration Day, and to celebrate this important occasion, the He Sapa Voters project, part of the Community Organizing for Unified Power (COUP) Council, held a
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Members of the Great Plains Hub team, from left, are Dr. Donald Warne, Dr. Jordyn Gunville-Pourier, Dr. Courtney Claussen, and Loretta Grey Cloud. Not pictured are Dr. Allison Kelliher and Brinda Sivaramakrishnan RAPID CITY—The Grand Opening of the Great Plains Hub of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health will
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RAPID CITY – Opponents of uranium mining in the Black Hills argue for the reform of a 150-year-old mining law. Recently, they achieved a small victory in their efforts to halt a uranium mining projects in Fall River and Custer Counties. The decision by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental
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