(Image Courtesy of Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation) Students pose for a picture during the 2023 Indian University of North America® at Crazy Horse Memorial® 7th GEN.® Cohort Completion Ceremony. SPEARFISH – The second cohort of students to attend the Indian University of North America® (IUNA) at Crazy Horse Memorial® during its partnership
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Youth gather for a lesson in hoop dancing at the Global Indigenous Youth Summit (GIYS) at YMCA Camp Marrowbone in Marksville, SD. (Photo courtesy YMCA of the Seven Council Fires (YSCF)) EAGLE BUTTE –Citizens of Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Great Britain, El Salvador, and the United States attended the Global Indigenous
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PINE RIDGE—After a dozen years as Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) Treasurer, Mason Big Crow resigned as treasurer after a “Special Meeting” of the OST council, and the official announcement from OST President Frank Star Comes Out (Dated September 7) gave no more details about why the special meeting was called
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Leland Little Dog is a fluent Lakota speaker and knowledge keeper, and plays a key role in the kinship dynamic that is integrated into the school curriculum and operations. ROSEBUD – A school on the Rosebud Reservation delivers a family-centered educational experience aimed at revitalizing the Lakota language and culture
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Menominee tribal member Ada Deer, one of the most skilled and savvy political advocates for tribal sovereignty in American history dies at 88. (Photo Wikipedia) FITCHBURG, WI—Referred to as an activist by most media sources, Menominee tribal member Ada Deer was one of the most skilled and savvy political advocates
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Models outside a tipi at the Fiddlers Green Studios Artist Ride dressed in period attire. The yearly event brings together artists, photographers and models for a week-end in the past. EDGEMONT – What started out as a trail ride in 1984, has morphed into what has been dubbed the “Best
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Shared by Native Sun News Today September 2, 2023
Bob Barker/Adam Sandler iconic fight scene from Happy Gilmore. Photo courtesy ew.com There is a Facebook meme making the rounds of late, featuring a bowl of chicken soup, some soda crackers, and a bottle of ginger ale next to the face of the late game show host, Bob Barker. For
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Bob Barker/Adam Sandler iconic fight scene from Happy Gilmore. Photo courtesy ew.com RAPID CITY—Every August hundreds of thousands of non-tribal bikers descend upon the Black Hills all looking to be part of something larger than themselves, all looking to be a part of the Sturgis Rally Biker Tribe. Membership is
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Brothers Wakiyan LaPoint, and Thorne LaPoint, Sicangu Lakota from Rosebud were the hosts of the Mni Ki Wakan summit. (Photo by Christopher Pina) RAPID CITY – On August 15-17, organizers of the Mni Ki Wakan Water Summit brought together water protectors from the four corners of Ina Maka (Mother Earth)
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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear, online publisher of Buffalo’s Fire, addresses about 400 Canadian and U.S. journalists on Aug. 12 during her acceptance speech of the inaugural Tim Giago Free Press Award. The awards banquet took place during the 40th Annual National Native Media Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. PHOTO/Indigenous Journalists Association
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