Antelope Community Election Committee Rosebud Primary Election July 22.2021. Left to right: Marissa Long Warrior, Grace Menard, Vernette Long Warrior, Samuel White Horse. (Photo by Ronald L. Neiss, RST Election Board Member) The Rosebud Sioux Tribe held their Primary elections across 22 community polling sites on Thursday July 22. Unofficial
Read More
Shared by Native Sun News Today July 29, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY, UT—The sacred landscape of Bears Ears needs immediate protection, said members of the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Pueblo of Zuni, and Ute Indian Tribe. In an event held as part of the Red Road to DC, a cross-country tour highlighting Indigenous sacred
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today July 22, 2021
Clarkston, WA—Members of the Nez Perce Tribe today called on President Biden to take immediate action to protect Snake River salmon. In an event held as part of the Red Road to DC, a cross-country tour highlighting Indigenous sacred sites at risk, tribal members urged the Biden administration to immediately
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today July 22, 2021
The Oglala and Rosebud Nations are among plaintiffs in a suit claiming the state of South Dakota routinely violates the National Voter Registration Act. The National Voter Registration Act, sometimes called Motor-Voter, is a federal law requiring that states help their citizens register to vote through the Department of
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today July 22, 2021
The transformed apartment complex on Eagle Butte’s Main Street. (Photo courtesy of Cheyenne River Youth Project.) EAGLE BUTTE — It’s always exciting when artists, performers, volunteers, and guests gather at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, for the four-day RedCan invitational graffiti jam. But this
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today July 22, 2021
One of the first actions taken by President Biden back in January was issuing an executive memorandum on tribal consultation and strengthening Nation-to-Nation relationships. This memorandum was a reaffirmation of a similar memorandum from President Obama in 2009. Obama’s memorandum was an affirmation of President Clinton’s Executive Order (EO)
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today July 22, 2021
US Mint honors national influence of Chief Mankiller By Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Cherokee Nation The late Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller, the first woman elected to serve as chief of the Cherokee Nation, is widely remembered for her courage and resolve. Those hallmarks are why the U.S.
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today July 15, 2021
Little Big Horn Re-enactment—Crow Style (Photo Courtesy of Real Bird’s Little Bighorn & Custer Reenactment. FB page) “War is never good; we go to war for peace.” By Clara Caufield, NSNT Correspondent GARRYOWEN, MT—The grandstands at the June 25th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of the Little Big Horn
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today July 15, 2021
Lakota Food Summit happening in August RAPID CITY—The Lakota Food Sovereignty Coalition will be hosting their Second Annual Lakota Food Summit coming up on August 24, 25 & 26th, 2021. This will be taking place at the Holiday Inn-Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City. The summit’s opening
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today July 15, 2021
Models wear clothing designed by Oglala Lakota designer Tosa Two Heart at the Native POP 2021 Designer Fashion Show. Photo courtesy of Tosa Two Heart Facebook page @shoptwoheart. Indigenous culture celebrated at event in Rapid City By Native Sun News Today Staff RAPID CITY―Last week, crowds gathered in downtown
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today July 15, 2021