DAYTON, WY- In Big County, MT there have been 27 missing and murdered Native people (men and women). 87% of those cases have not been solved. Big Horn County includes all the Crow Indian reservation and a portion of the Northern Cheyenne. Their loss and the overall tragedy of MMIW
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SANTA FE, N.M. Students graduating from the Institute of American Indian Arts must follow their dreams, never give up. And, become leaders. This was the message from keynote speaker Charlene Teters (Spokane) at the virtual graduation ceremony on May 15. She and others congratulated the students for their perseverance despite
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PIERRE – Charlene “Charlie” Bessken led outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers like herself in a virtual tour of South Dakota’s honey bee habitat on Endangered Species Day May 21. The tour, in an online forum, highlighted ways “citizen scientists” can take part in protecting a number of critters here in
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VERMILLION – Join South Dakota Focus, Thursday, May 27, at 8p.m. (7 MT) on SDPB1 and SDPB.org for a full-hour dedicated to discussing missing and murdered Indigenous women in South Dakota. Most cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in South Dakota remain unsolved. State Representative Peri Pourier discusses legislation she sponsored
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A 5k prayer walk and run followed a community-based search for a Native woman last seen in Rapid City two weeks earlier.COURTESY / NDN Collective RAPID CITY – A 5k prayer walk and run here on May 23 raised awareness about the plight of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls,
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STANDING ROCK RESERVATION — Energy Transfer Partners, the business behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), had a problem. They were ordered to consult with tribes in preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), but they only wanted objections to be environmental, and not about
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Family members of late Parade Grand Marshal David Bald Eagle continue to take part in the annual tourism and history event.Photo by Talli Nauman DEADWOOD — The Days of ’76 Parade and Rodeo here has been growing over the years, and now its sponsors’ interest in the inclusion of Native
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Due to an extremely diligent response, the Northern Cheyenne Nation appears to be winning the war against COVID-19, though the battle took its toll on 57 Tribal members (Northern Cheyenne Tribal Services Department). Thus, life is getting “more” normal on the reservation, though certain precautions are still required and encouraged
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The summer long “WOKIKSUYE” exhibit of a late Lakota master’s works includes the 1989 pastel on paper “Madonna and Child.” The show opens with a gathering for those who would like to share memories or stories from Penn’s life.Photo Courtesy of Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center Collection RAPID CITY
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The remains of 10 children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Cumberland County between 1880 and 1910 are slated to be exhumed this summer. Aleut family members will return the remains of one child to Saint Paul Island in Alaska, and Rosebud Sioux descendants will take nine children
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