Deb Haaland WASHINGTON – Wednesday afternoon, a bill introduced by Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-NM) to break cycles of poverty in Indian Country, was signed into law. The bill received bipartisan support from Congressional Native American Caucus Co-Chair Tom Cole (R-OK), Representatives Norma Torres (D-CA), and Don Young (R-AK). The Senate companion to
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WASHINGTON – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, released a report today showing nursing homes in the U.S. could see a
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Grassroots pipeline opponents note that man-camps for oil industry construction are proven threats, resulting in MMIW (missing and murdered indigenous women). COURTESY / Ní Btháska Stand FT. YATES, N.D. – Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chair Mike Faith spoke for many when he thanked federal regulators Oct. 23 for granting Oceti
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Ernest Weston Jr. PINE RIDGE – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) notified the Oglala Sioux and 153 other tribes on Oct. 23 that they succeeded in obtaining licenses to provide advanced wireless internet services, creating unprecedented prospects for Indian country. “We’ll see in the coming years how this is
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Tameka Vocu PINE RIDGE – Buche Foods in Pine Ridge, SD has hired its first ever Lakota tribe member as the store manager. Tameka Vocu has recently taken over the position when the acting manager stepped down due to health issues. “I have some pretty big shoes
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PINE RIDGE – The Oglala Sioux Tribe Election Commission has released its certified candidate list for the OST primary election which will take place on October 13. The list features 81 certified candidates for either OST President, OST Vice-President, or district representatives. There are 11 candidates running for OST
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Western Native Voice Executive Director Marci McLean: “It will open up the conversation on a national level to address root causes of the widespread violence and injustice towards Indigenous women and all women of color. COURTESY / Northern Plains Resource Council WASHINGTON, D.C. – Countless hours of
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Petra Wilson RAPID CITY – Petra Wilson drew a breath of satisfaction on Sept. 15 when the federal government reported approving 157 applications for tribal entities to take command of rural broadband internet services. The Oglala Lakota consultant on Indian education had
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Cindy Giago When a vote in tribal council to rescind the COVID-19 curfew ordinance for the Oglala Sioux Tribe ended in a tie breaking vote from vice president Tom Poor Bear, Cindy Giago decided that she was going
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Remi Bald Eagle, running for Public Utilities Commission EAGLE BUTTE – Remi Bald Eagle, a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, is the Democratic Party candidate for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner (PUC). He is challenging long-time PUC member Gary Hanson, a Republican from Sioux Falls. “I have
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