Sen. Troy Heinert: “Those medals are a constant reminder of what our country’s policy was to our ancestors.” PIERRE—Sen. Troy Heinert’s bill to rescind Medals of Honor given to U.S. soldiers for involvement in the Dec. 29 Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 received unanimous, 35-0, approval from fellow state legislators
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Gay Kingman, right, thanked Deb Haaland, left, “for being the strong, intelligent, honorable person who very articulately schooled some ill-mannered old men today.”COURTESY / GPTCA WASHINGTON – Deb Haaland, the first Native American nominated to be a Cabinet secretary, remained characteristically cool under grilling from Republican petroleum industry defenders during
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Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center at the University of Wyoming (Photo Courtesy) WYOMING – The “Missing and Murdered Indigenous People” report which was prepared by the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center on behalf of Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force has been published. “Despite representing
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The tribe and numerous other intervenors have been taking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the private foreign investors to task over more than 10 years for breaking environmental and historic preservation laws in pursuit of Dewey Burdock permits. (photo courtesy) RAPID CITY—Given the Biden Administration has now replaced the Trump
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Agnes Attakai TUCSON, Ariz. – Even though Agnes Attakai is a longtime Indian health administrator, she had no way of knowing that her Diné family members would become a textbook illustration of Native America’s disadvantages in facing the Covid-19 pandemic. Then she was forced to say goodbye
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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem RAPID CITY – Gov. Kristi Noem has been making national headlines after a judge she appointed in 2019, Circuit judge Christina Klinger, struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment that would have legalized marijuana for recreational use. The challenge to Amendment A came officially from Pennington
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Barry LeBeau HILL CITY – The Black Hills Film Festival opens its curtains on a 12th annual season Feb. 18-25 with a tribute to Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member, performer, and festival mainstay Barry LeBeau, as well as a
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REDWOOD COUNTY, MINN – The Lower Sioux Community received possession of some of their ancestral lands last week. The lands were given back to the community by the Minnesota Historical Society. Part of the lands that were given back is the site which the Dakota War of 1862 began after
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South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre PIERRE – The 96th legislative session of South Dakota is well underway and some of its work has made headlines statewide and nationally. SB68, which was proposed by Democrat and Senate Minority Leader Troy Heinert, failed to pass. The proposal would have allowed the
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RAPID CITY— Focusing on just two events canceled at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in 2020, there is a huge loss to the Rapid City economy. According to data supplied courtesy of Visit Rapid City, the cancellation of the Black Hills Powwow (BHPW) and the Lakota Nation Invitational (LNI), both
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