Tim Giago RAPID CITY – Each November, as the United States observes Native American Heritage Month, we’re reminded of the persistent efforts that brought this recognition to fruition. The path to establishing this month-long celebration was neither short nor easy, spanning several generations of advocacy by Indigenous peoples and their
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Supporters of Native Americans pause following a prayer during the 38th National Day of Mourning at Coles Hill in Plymouth, Mass., on Nov. 22, 2007. Denouncing centuries of racism and mistreatment of Indigenous people, members of Native American tribes from around New England will gather on Thanksgiving 2021 for a
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Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, a Suffragist and Yankton Sioux known as Zitkala-Sa. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Illus. First Nations women, and the empowerment they held in their egalitarian, matrilineal tribal societies, strongly influenced the Suffrage Movement in the United States. In the Northeast among the Haudenosaunee (people building the
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Monica Garreau-Schmidt RAPID CITY, SD–The City’s Community Relations Commission (CRC), in partnership with Rural America Initiatives, is hosting a presentation on the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre by Monica Garreau-Schmidt. The presentation is scheduled for Thursday, December 5 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Community Room of the Rapid City Public Library.
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Gov. Doug Burgum, R-ND., speaks during the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Leaders from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate expressed joy regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior
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Dakota 38+2 riders lead their horses across the state line from South Dakota into Minnesota.Ben Hovland / MPR News 2022 SANTEE Neb. – During Native American Heritage Month, we recognize and appreciate groups of Lakota horsemen and women who make efforts all year to honor Native American history and culture.
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Crow Butte Mining, a subsidiary of Cameco, drills for uranium at the Wohlers Ranch on the Niobrara River near Marsland, Nebraska. Courtesy of the Wohlers Ranch by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. RAPID CITY – The uranium market, which plummeted following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, is experiencing a revival. This resurgence
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Northern Cheyenne Inaugeration Parade. (Photo courtesy Facebook) LAME DEER – On Monday, November 18, 2024 though the weather was slightly against the celebratory Victory Parade held at 9:00 a.m., the remainder of the 2024 Inaugural festivities to swear in the newly elected Tribal President, Vice President, Tribal Judges and half
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Lawsuits filed requesting new election at Northern Cheyenne LAME DEER, Mont. – When former Tribal President Serena Wetherelt, Northern Cheyenne lost her bid for re-election by a mere four (4) votes during the November 5, 2024 Tribal General election, many on the reservation expected and even encouraged her to petition
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at his criminal trial at Manhattan state court in New York, Monday, April 22, 2024. (Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo via AP) Besides promising federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina, Trump’s campaign has not established a solid
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