United National Indian Tribal Youth Mourns the loss of its founder, J.R. Cook J.R. Cook MESA, AZ – United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) is saddened to announce that its founder, J.R. Cook (Cherokee), passed away at the age of 83 on February 25, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cook
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Classroom censorship bills advance in SD Candi Brings Plenty ( courtesy photo) Lawmakers shouldn’t attempt to censor South Dakota classrooms. But that’s exactly what’s happening with House Bill 1012 and House Bill 1337, both of which were advanced by the House Education Committee today. The ACLU of South Dakota opposes
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Journey On! Rapid City street workers By Clara Caufield, NSNT Correspondent They are very recognizable to the houseless and hungry in Rapid City, wearing bright lime hoodies emblazoned with the logo “Journey On!” Krystal Rencountre, Standing Rock Sioux and her companion Toby McCloskey, Rosebud Sioux man the trenches of the
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Parole or no parole? By: Native Sun News Today Staff Leonard Peltier ( courtesy photo) RAPID CITY – Protests in Rapid City and in other parts of the country are calling for a parole for Leonard Peltier.
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Winter in Rapid City – 1973 By Don Barnett Former Mayor of Rapid City Don Barnett (courtesy photo) RAPID CITY – At this moment of optimism at the dawn of another beautiful fall in South Dakota, and as we remember that terrible and tragic shock some
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Social support may lower Native Americans’ risk of heart disease SEATTLE, WA – Improving social support and connectedness could not only lower depression symptoms but also help reduce cardiovascular disease and death in older American Indians, according to a new analysis. Led by scientists at Washington State University,
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South Dakota Judge continues to block medication abortion restriction Late last night, a federal district court judge granted a preliminary injunction against a regulation that would have effectively eliminated access to medication abortion in South Dakota. The rule, created by the South Dakota Department of Health at the
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Modern gold rush threatens Black Hills By Talli Nauman Native Sun News Today Correspondent Joseph Robertson (courtesy photo) RAPID CITY — The results of a recent mapping project by Mato Ohitika Analytics LLC highlight “the vast extent of potential mining projects, as well as the modern
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“Into the Circle”, a short documentary admitted to the festival, shows how a Native charter school helps a Lakota family reclaim its heritage. CREDIT COURTESY / BHFF Film Festival explores Native films By Talli Nauman Native Sun News Today Correspondent
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Lame Deer family pleads for awareness after one of their own is killed Deanna Limberhand Photo by Alina Hauter LAME DEER — Deanna Limberhand is one of the many indigenous women in Montana who have either been murdered or are currently missing. Her family is still looking for answers
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