With her daughter Marcella Gilbert, Madonna Thunderhawk holds Best Documentary Feature trophy, presented for their independent movie “Warrior Women,” made in Lakota Territory about the legacy of the Red Power movement. (Photo by Talli Nauman) RAPID CITY – The cast and crew of the movie “Warrior Women” used their most
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Mitch Nachtigall gives the opening talk at a soft opening Bunker Brew at Contraband Distillery in October of 2019. (Photo by Travis Dewes) RAPID CITY – Bunker labs is now officially operating in Rapid City after their chapter launch at Zymurcracy Beer Company on Tuesday, February 18. Bunker Labs is
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Juan Mancias, Chairman of the Carrizo / Comecrudo Tribe of Texas. (Photo: Angel Amaya of Western Organization of Resource Councils) DENVER – Indigenous leaders were among the many who raised their voices here Feb. 11 at one of only two hearings in the whole United States on a White House
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At a U.S. Attorneys’ meeting with Acoma Indian Pueblo representatives in August, participants discussed investigation and prosecution of sex crimes perpetrated against Native American children. (Photo courtesy / U.S. Justice Department) RAPID CITY – Former Indian Health Service pediatrician Stanley Patrick Weber will not outlive his prison sentences for multiple
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Throughout the Canadian pipeline promoter’s 10-year permit application process, allies in BOLD Nebraska have supported Lakota tribal resistance to construction. (Photo courtesy BOLD Nebraska) PINE RIDGE – The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council Finance Committee has ordered an independent investigation into the tribe’s receipt of a $50,000 check from TransCanada Corp.,
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Stephanie Eisenmenger (left), Lakota Tech principal, and Dr. Anthony Fairbanks (right), Oglala Lakota County School District superintendent, stand in front of the future gym and main entrance to Lakota Tech High School. (Photo by Travis Dewes) BATESLAND – Construction is making leaps and bounds at the new Lakota Tech High
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BUFFALO GAP – Lookout Solar Park’s construction permit was approved last week by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Located East of Buffalo Gap on the brinks of the Pine Ridge Reservation, the Lookout Solar Project is to be built on leased land from the Rapp family, Oglala Sioux tribal
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Making Montana Proud poster Working under a State constitutional and legislative mandate (Article X and MCA 20-1-501) the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) has for years pursued a progressive and aggressive “Indian Education for All” program, the goal to present the history, culture and lifestyles of Montana tribal people
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PINE RIDGE – An official statement baring forbidden levels of uranium in drinking water from an Oglala Sioux tribal well has caused turmoil, but the supply has been capped along with any problem, a field supervisor assured the Native Sun News Today on Feb. 7. The statement, dated Jan. 28,
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At a recent meeting, the new organization’s board of directors set priorities to counteract “ongoing colonization.” (Photo COURTESY / NDNV) BISMARCK, N. D. – Combatting potential for under-representation of native citizens in the 2020 U.S. Census is the immediate priority for North Dakota Native Vote, the advocacy organization said in
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