Toys delivered to Pine Ridge Pow Wow by Brian Uptgraft.Photo Credit: Brian Uptgraft PINE RIDGE— For over a quarter century Brian Uptgraft has been delivering toys to Indian reservations, the latest being the Pine Ridge Reservation, and if you had to guess who he was and how he got involved
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Lyda Conley KANSAS CITY, Kansas – Over the course of four centuries and thousands of miles, The Wyandot Tribe of Kansas suffered through a period of disease, war, famine and several forced relocations, the likes of which has often meant the abject dissolution of similarly fated peoples. But this tribe
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Angela Shangreaux had temporary custody of her nephew, Kylen Shangreaux, for 15 months prior to his brutal murder in July, 2016.Photo Credit: Karla Abbot RAPID CITY – The sentencing hearing for the accused accomplice in the murder of Kylen Shangreaux, 2 at the time of his death, has been postponed,
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Former-Mayoral Candidate, Natalie Stites Means has been keeping busy since the election in Rapid City. She will be working on public policy issues and has been appointed to the South Dakota Advisory Committee of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.Photo Credit: Malik Dixon RAPID CITY — The former candidate for mayor,
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RAPID CITY— Despite the Oyate Health Center having already begun their 93-638 contracted health care at the Sioux San location, Rapid City Indian community opposition still exists from more than one group, but the principal remaining group, Native American Indian Community of Rapid City, and the Black Hills Area Council
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Toni Handboy is a Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe member and founder of Piya Wicoicaga Luta. She has become an advocate for children and families in her tribe and has become a voice for men and women in incarceration. Photo Credit: Karla Abbot PIERRE – For generations, many children from the
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The models line up backstage during the fashion show at the Native American Development Corporation’s Conference at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center in Billings. Della Big Hair-Stump remembers growing up and watching her grandparents and mother beading and sewing at the dining room table. She traveled to powwows across
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SANTA FE, NM — In the wake of a federal appeals court win in May, a coalition today filed a new lawsuit and request for a restraining order (link will be added here when available) to defend the Greater Chaco region of northwest New Mexico from illegal oil and gas
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Traditional Native Games qualifiers participate in the 2018 cornstalk shoot championship hosted at One Fire Field in Tahlequah. TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation will host its 14th annual Traditional Native Games competition Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Sam Hider Health Center in Jay. Competitions include a cornstalk shoot, Cherokee
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Lead attorney iin the battle for compensation for the Black Hills Claim Arthur Lazurus dies at age 92. Lazurus was a partner in the Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Kampelman law firm. RAPID CITY— Last week noted Washington attorney Arthur Lazarus, Jr., passed away at the age of 92 from
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