Sam Dupris at flight school in 1956. (Courtesy Photo) RAPID CITY—Sam Dupris came back from the Korean War determined to become a pilot. For a young man born and raised on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation this would be a lofty goal today, let alone back in the early
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Grants to support innovative housing programs in 33 communities WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $142 million to build systems to end youth homelessness in 33 local communities, including $2,794,581 for the Statewide Continuum of Care in South Dakota. HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration
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RAPID CITY—Recent changes to South Dakota education curriculum standards have alarmed the South Dakota Native community. That alarm prompted a one-hour walkout by students at Rapid City Central High School Monday afternoon. The walkout was conceived by 16 students of the Lakota Club and their supervisor, Jeremiah Marino, who teaches
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SICANGU MAKOCE, Oceti Sakowin – On September 14 the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO) announced plans for a new language preservation initiative that will pay learners an annual salary to become fluent Lakota speakers. The new program aims to reduce barriers for citizens of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate (Rosebud Sioux
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PINE RIDGE—The Pine Ridge Indian Health Service has posted several community vaccination events. Who can get the vaccine: The following COVID vaccinations are available at all locations: Ages 12 years of age and older – 1st doses and 2nd doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine Ages 18 years of age
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A typical watershed threatened by Trump’s Dirty Water Rule. (Photo courtesy of Wildearth Guardians.) TUCSON, AZ—Mni Wiconi, “Water is Life,” was the rallying cry of the Oceti Sakowin tribes that stood against the DAPL pipeline at Standing Rock, but threats to clean water have been an issue across the nation,
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Protesters with opposing views gathered before the Rapid City Area School board meeting on September 7. (Image is a screenshot of a Rapid City Journal YouTube video) RAPID CITY—As Covid-19 cases surge across the Black Hills, the war over masks and vaccines rages on. What began as a global pandemic/public
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Susan Fast Eagle RAPID CITY – The Rapid City Police Department is offering $3,000 for information that leads police to the location of 30-year-old Fast Eagle of Rapid City. The funds have been authorized by the Community Reward Fund. Police have been working to locate Fast Eagle since she was
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PAUL, MN—On Saturday, August 28th, law enforcement arrested more than 60 individuals who were peacefully protesting outside the residence of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Demonstrators gathered with Line 3 pipeline resistance group Camp Migizi to demand that Walz take action to stop the Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Taysha Martineau,
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Officer Seats: President: Scott O. Herman Vice President: William “Willie” Kindle Secretary: Nicole R. Marshall Treasurer: Stephan Denoyer, III Council Representative Seats: Antelope: Jordan Rahn Bull Creek: Lisa White Pipe Corn Creek: Stanley Wooden Knife, Jr. He Dog: Micah R. Lunderman Horse Creek: Fremont G. Fallis Ring Thunder: Martha
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