COVID-19 study begins in Rapid City

    Jeffrey Henderson, M.D. RAPID CITY – Jeffrey Henderson, M.D., a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and founder of the Black Hills Center for American Indian Health, decided this last summer that he was going to do whatever he could to mitigate the effect of the COVID-19

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Lakota elected officials object to early parole for Oglala mother’s killer

After hearing victim’s family account, California State’s governor reversed early parole for Rodney Patrick McNeal, convicted of killing his pictured late Oglala Lakota wife Debra Black Crow.Credit / Collage by Darren Thompson, photos courtesy of Shantel Haynes SACRAMENTO, California — The South Dakota Legislature’s Tribal Relations Committee and elected tribal

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Attempt to revive ‘Zombie’ KXL Pipeline fails

Pipeline resistance unites Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island, as illustrated by this gathering in Backus, Minn, near the Enbridge Line 3 construction route.COURTESY / By Keri Pickett WASHINGTON, D.C. – The “Zombie Pipeline,” as Native and allied opponents call the Keystone XL, almost rose from the dead for the

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Mayor Allender provides city report on 2020

      Mayor  Steve  Allender RAPID CITY — Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender held a press conference and provided information about the last year in regards to the city. Many of the items expounded on were put into context with the COVID-19 pandemic. Allender began his statements with saying

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Western Native Voice dedicated to Indian issues

Keaton Sunchild(Photo Courtesy) On 29, all Montanans, especially Native Americans received good news from Helena, State Capitol.  As announced by Western Native Voice (WNV), HB 176 which proposed by a Republican to do away with voter registration on the same day as voting tabled by the House Administration and Rules

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Biden memo promises better days for Indian Nations

RAPID CITY— Most tribes are greatly encouraged by the memorandum issued by President Joe Biden last week, calling for better consultation between tribes and the federal government. Biden’s memorandum is a reaffirmation of Executive Order (EO) 13175 issued by President Clinton in November, 2000. President Obama also issued a similar

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Charbonneau sisters address sex abuse at boarding schools

Charbaonnueau Girls(Photo Courtesy) SIOUX FALLS – Legislation to address the molestation, rape, and torture of nine Native American sisters by priests, nuns, and church staff running an Indian boarding school is once again introduced this legislative session to South Dakota lawmakers. The South Dakota legislature will be tasked to consider

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