CHAMBERLAIN – On October 14, St. Joseph’s Indian School and Native Hope staff led female students in grades 6-12th grade through an educational opportunity on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and the Red Sand Project. The event brought awareness and provided information on protective factors around sex trafficking. Sex trafficking
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On Oct. 18, Camp Mni Luzahan went up anew, this time on land universally recognized as being under tribal jurisdiction in a rural area outside of Rapid City.COURTESY / Camp Mni Luzahan RAPID CITY – The legacy of Lakota Territory treaty violation reared its head to haunt city officials in
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2020 STEM Camp – Andrew Afterbiffa; Alis Shah and Brooke Blue Courtesy Missoulian. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded the University of Montana (UM) $740,000 to promote STEM educational activities (science, technology, education and math) among Native students in six states. Under the grant UM will be working with
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Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender RAPID CITY – During a COVID-19 briefing, Mayor Steve Allender announced that city employees and the public will be required to wear masks to city meetings and facilities. “For eight months now we have been monitoring and responding to the impacts of the COVID pandemic
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Deb Haaland WASHINGTON – Wednesday afternoon, a bill introduced by Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-NM) to break cycles of poverty in Indian Country, was signed into law. The bill received bipartisan support from Congressional Native American Caucus Co-Chair Tom Cole (R-OK), Representatives Norma Torres (D-CA), and Don Young (R-AK). The Senate companion to
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WASHINGTON – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, released a report today showing nursing homes in the U.S. could see a
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Grassroots pipeline opponents note that man-camps for oil industry construction are proven threats, resulting in MMIW (missing and murdered indigenous women). COURTESY / Ní Btháska Stand FT. YATES, N.D. – Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chair Mike Faith spoke for many when he thanked federal regulators Oct. 23 for granting Oceti
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Ernest Weston Jr. PINE RIDGE – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) notified the Oglala Sioux and 153 other tribes on Oct. 23 that they succeeded in obtaining licenses to provide advanced wireless internet services, creating unprecedented prospects for Indian country. “We’ll see in the coming years how this is
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Tameka Vocu PINE RIDGE – Buche Foods in Pine Ridge, SD has hired its first ever Lakota tribe member as the store manager. Tameka Vocu has recently taken over the position when the acting manager stepped down due to health issues. “I have some pretty big shoes
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PINE RIDGE – The Oglala Sioux Tribe Election Commission has released its certified candidate list for the OST primary election which will take place on October 13. The list features 81 certified candidates for either OST President, OST Vice-President, or district representatives. There are 11 candidates running for OST
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