RAPID CITY – The Western Mining Action Network is circulating a call that asks for help from tribal members and clean energy advocates to delay EPA water permit hearings over the proposed Dewey-Burdock Project, which aims to leach radioactive uranium from aquifers in the unceded treaty territory of the Black
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RAPID CITY— Every tribe has one treasure it must protect from plunder, a treasure that dwarves all other treasures combined— tribal sovereignty. People often wonder why sovereignty is so important— what sovereignty actually matters when the federal government can apply plenary power and run roughshod over it, whenever they are
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RAPID CITY – For the last couple of semesters, students and staff at Western Dakota Tech have been gathering for a prayer circle to begin the semester. This relatively new tradition of burning sage and doing a traditional prayer for the beginning of the new academic year has united the
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Tribal members and allies, pictured in Rapid City in 2015, continue to express opposition to licensing of proposed Dewey Burdock radioactive extraction project, which regulators say could have a large impact on Lakota cultural resources. RAPID CITY – With the Oglala Sioux Tribe set to argue Aug. 28-30 for its
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The Remove the Stain Act would strip the highest military award from 20 U.S. soldiers who slaughtered hundreds of Native women and children. WASHINGTON ― Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) plans to introduce legislation this fall to rescind 20 Medals of Honor awarded to U.S. soldiers who slaughtered hundreds of Lakota
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WASHINGTON – The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is looking to change the narrative about American Indians in classrooms, transforming how teachers are teaching history to achieve a more inclusive, accurate and complete education. As part of its national education initiative, Native Knowledge 360 Degrees (NK360°), the National Museum of
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Chase Iron Eyes, right, sits next to his attorneys in a Morton County courtroom in April 2018 during a pretrial conference on charges of felony inciting a riot and misdemeanor criminal trespass related to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests on Feb. 1, 2017. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune BISMARCK, N.D.
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The eldest living descendant of White Fox, (Pawnee) is fighting to bring his regalia back home from Sweden. PAWNEE, OK— Much of the Pawnee world was in turmoil back in the 1870’s. Disease and hardship had reduced a once mighty warrior tribe to a fraction of its former numbers, and
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The John Minor Wisdom United States Court Appeals Building where the Fifth Circuit affirmed the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act.Photo Courtesy: The Chronicle of Social Change PORTLAND, Ore. – Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals published its decision in Brackeen v. Bernhardt, the federal court challenge to the
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Two Tribal Train the Trainer (T4) Program for Solar Certification classes will take place at the Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center in Pine Ridge. Photo Courtesy: Red Cloud Renewable Energy PINE RIDGE – Red Cloud Renewable (RCR) and Solar Energy International (SEI) announced selection of the first class of Native
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