Toni Handboy is a Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe member and founder of Piya Wicoicaga Luta. She has become an advocate for children and families in her tribe and has become a voice for men and women in incarceration. Photo Credit: Karla Abbot PIERRE – For generations, many children from the
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The models line up backstage during the fashion show at the Native American Development Corporation’s Conference at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center in Billings. Della Big Hair-Stump remembers growing up and watching her grandparents and mother beading and sewing at the dining room table. She traveled to powwows across
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SANTA FE, NM — In the wake of a federal appeals court win in May, a coalition today filed a new lawsuit and request for a restraining order (link will be added here when available) to defend the Greater Chaco region of northwest New Mexico from illegal oil and gas
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Traditional Native Games qualifiers participate in the 2018 cornstalk shoot championship hosted at One Fire Field in Tahlequah. TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation will host its 14th annual Traditional Native Games competition Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Sam Hider Health Center in Jay. Competitions include a cornstalk shoot, Cherokee
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Lead attorney iin the battle for compensation for the Black Hills Claim Arthur Lazurus dies at age 92. Lazurus was a partner in the Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Kampelman law firm. RAPID CITY— Last week noted Washington attorney Arthur Lazarus, Jr., passed away at the age of 92 from
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Presidential hopeful Julian Castro SAN ANTONIO, TX – Following the heinous acts of violence in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, presidential candidate, former Obama Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Julián Castro released a statement with his reaction, citing the need to
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An art peice by Jim Yellow Hawk was used over the weekend at an event at the Journey Museum in Rapid City to bring awareness and education of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Image courtesy Jim Yellow Hawk WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) introduced a bill to bolster efforts
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Capt. Paul Rodriguez holds his son prior to the 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion’s deployment ceremony, July 27, 2019, in Pierre, S.D. The 152nd is scheduled to deploy to the Middle East for a nine-month tour, providing multifunctional logistics and support operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Carl
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Emory Dean Keoke RAPID CITY— It has been almost fifty years since Emory Dean Keoke stopped drinking and abusing drugs. The highlights of those subsequent years were the birth of his daughter, Elizabeth, and earning a double degree, a BS in nursing and a BA in Indian Studies. Keoke worked
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Cutline: Little Bird and her family on a recent visit to the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Sisseton Wahpeton woman has organized the On The Healing Road We Walk event coming in August.Photo Courtesy Alana Little Bird PIERRE –The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate is set to host an event that
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