WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced key members of agency leadership who will work to advance President Biden’s agenda to tackle climate change, protect endangered wildlife, and honor relationships and trust responsibilities with Indigenous communities. “The Interior Department is hard at work turning President Biden’s Build Back
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WASHINGTON—On Thursday, October 14, Native American activists occupied the lobby of the Stuart Udall Main Interior Building, focusing on the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and citing grave concerns over United States environmental policy. After four hours, 55 were arrested and the building was cleared. According to the Interior Department several
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Shared by Native Sun News Today October 22, 2021
Fort Lewis College in Durango Colorado. (Photo Courtesy of Purgetory Resort) Nestled upon a beautiful mountain top overlooking Durango, Colorado (home of the southern Ute Tribe) is a well-kept secret – Fort Lewis College which offers free tuition to students enrolled in federally recognized Tribes. Currently, Native students represent
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JOM sponsored children’s program from Window Rock, AZ. (Photo courtesy Arizona JOM) Retaining leadership in Johnson O’Malley difficult RAPID CITY—Back in 1934 the Johnson-O’Malley Act authorized federal funding for Native students enrolled in nontribal schools, whether public or private. This involves an education plan approved by the Bureau of Indian
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BROOKINGS – Tashina Red Hawk was just 7 years old when her parents bought her first horse. Her mentor, Kassandra Chauncey, a Todd County Junior Division 4-H member at the time, was training her how to ride when her own horse became injured the day before the Todd County 4-H
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Ancient human footprints indicate people may have walked beside a New Mexico lakeshore as far back as 23,000 years ago.(Photo courtesy of National Park Service) NEW MEXICO—Remarkable claims are often made about the ancient habitation of the Americas, but such claims often face extreme criticism from the scientific community because
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WASHINGTON —Water rights have been a major concern for tribal nations this past decade, and last Friday Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signature finalized a here-to-fore complicated and highly contentious agreement between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes (CSKT), the state of Montana, and the federal government. The problem was reconciling
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Sam Dupris at flight school in 1956. (Courtesy Photo) RAPID CITY—Sam Dupris came back from the Korean War determined to become a pilot. For a young man born and raised on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation this would be a lofty goal today, let alone back in the early
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Grants to support innovative housing programs in 33 communities WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $142 million to build systems to end youth homelessness in 33 local communities, including $2,794,581 for the Statewide Continuum of Care in South Dakota. HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration
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RAPID CITY—Recent changes to South Dakota education curriculum standards have alarmed the South Dakota Native community. That alarm prompted a one-hour walkout by students at Rapid City Central High School Monday afternoon. The walkout was conceived by 16 students of the Lakota Club and their supervisor, Jeremiah Marino, who teaches
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