Jodi TallBear WASHINGTON – When Jody TallBear (Cheyenne/Arapaho, OK & Dakota, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) came to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 2010 her main task was to stand-up a Tribal/Native American focus for the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, which is charged with ensuring that underserved communities
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Brave Heart Society, aboard mobile “tiny house” outfitted to demonstrate solar energy alternative to extractive fuel sources, such as oil, wear masks to avoid promoting virus spread, while advocating for better safety and security protection, especially for indigenous women. (At the right: Faith spotted Eagle)COURTESY / Jen Cohen LAKE ANDES
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Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham ALBUQUERQUE – The coronavirus could be especially devastating to New Mexico’s Native American tribes, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said this week. “In rural areas there are few grocery stores and long distances to travel to get to stores and health clinics,” Lujan Grisham
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Polluters, such as this North Dakota power plant, can break environmental rules indefinitely under new emergency policy.CreditPhoto by Talli Nauman BILLINGS, Mont. – EPA’s March 26 policy memo to corporate America, tribal and other governments — announcing relaxed enforcement of pollution rules during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic — raised a
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MISSOULA —The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund has challenged a Montana law that severely restricts Native Americans’ access to the ballot. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of Western Native Voice and Montana Native Vote, Native American led organizations focused on
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Jody TallBear, a Native American attorney in the Department of Energy’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity. WASHINGTON – Jody TallBear, a Native American attorney in the Department of Energy’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, reached a $200,000 settlement agreement with the United States Department of Energy in connection
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Oyate Health Center on the Sioux San Campus RAPID CITY – The Oyate Health Center and the Indian Health Service remain ready to confront the COVID-19 virus. They are coordinating with tribal-partners, the CDC, the South Dakota Department of Health, as well as Monument Health and other area providers to
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Devyn Valandra, 18, a Stevens High School student, plans to become a business owner. He is in the development stages, but already has a product available – coffee infused with sage extract. (Photo by Richie Richards) RAPID CITY – A high school student in Rapid City has taken the initial
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Tribal representatives and community members observed polluted water during state-guided tour of Gilt Edge Gold Mine Superfund site in the northern Black Hills. (Photo by Talli Nauman) RAPID CITY – The Red Ribbon Skirt Society and NDN Collective are hosting a Mniluzanhan Water Walk here on March 22 to celebrate
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“Lisa Modrick holds her city council badge during an interview after the March 10 disciplinary hearing at the Civic Center” (Photo by Travis Dewes) RAPID CITY – Lisa Modrick was expelled from the Rapid City Council on Tuesday, March 10 after a six-and-a-half hour disciplinary hearing about a code of
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