A view down the freshman wing of Lakota Tech High School under construction. Photo credit: Travis Dewes PINE RIDGE – Construction at Lakota Tech High School is making immense progress as the inside of the building is begging to take shape. The commons space, legends room, library, administrative offices, concession
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Leaders thank grassroots water protectors, like Stevana Salazar (Kickapoo) and Arlo Standing Bear, (Oglala Lakota), pictured at Sacred Stone Camp, Aug. 26, 2016.Photo by Terray Sylvester for VWPics via Redux, COURTESY / Earthjustice YATES, N. D.— Tribal leaders and constituents across Lakota Territory and elsewhere welcomed a hard-won court order
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Chief Earl Old Person in front of Badger Two Sacred Site. Recently, the Blackfeet Tribal Council, MT announced its goal of securing permanent Federal government for the Badger Two Medicine area, sacred site to them. Specifically, they are seeking a new type of federal legislation that would authorize and establish
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WASHINGTON – The National Congress of American Indians criticized a June 26 court decision clearing the way for Alaska Native Corporations to receive almost half of the $8 million that the U.S. Congress provided tribal governments through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Confederated Tribes of
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“A father and his daughter enjoy biscuits and gravy on a Sunday morning at RV Ministries new building at 112 East North St.” Photo credit Cathie Harris RAPID CITY – Mayor Steve Allender has vetoed the city council’s decision to approve a conditional use permit for RV Ministries at 112
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Rapid City Police Department Captain Scott Sitts RAPID CITY – Following an application/interview process that began in early June, Scott Sitts has been promoted to the rank of Captain. Captain Sitts began his career with the RCPD in 2004. In the time since, his assignments have included Patrol Officer, Detective,
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Checkpoints become flashpoints in tribal tussle to protect health and sovereignty: Named among defendants are BIA officials Tara Sweeney (second from left) and Charles Addington (right), shown here on a panel earlier this year.COURTESY / BIA EAGLE BUTTE – The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, headquartered here, filed suit June 23
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Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber declared a state of emergency in the city to allow removal of this statue of Spanish conquistador Don Diego De Vargas and other monuments. Photo Credit: Flickr by Tatiana12 SANTA FE, N. M. – Alan Webber, the mayor of Santa Fe, has declared a state
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“Gold mining has consistently resulted in numerous water contamination problems. Central Black Hills communities choose a recreation-based economy. The time to preserve that economy for future generations is now.” Photo by Talli Nauman RAPID CITY — Launching a Rapid Creek Watershed Action coalition June 16, members of the new local
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM –A controversial statue of Juan de Oñate, a Spanish conquistador revered by some as the Father of New Mexico, but reviled by others for brutality against Native Americans, was removed this week and placed in storage on orders of Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller. The removal by city officials
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