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PIERRE, S.D. – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies in South Dakota and Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) are co-hosting the Great Plains Indian Ag Summit on June 6 and 7, 2023, in Pierre. On June 6, at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center, representatives from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – When the debate over teaching race-related concepts in public schools reached Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart’s home state of South Dakota, she decided she couldn’t in good conscience send her youngest daughter to kindergarten at a local public school. “I knew that the public school system would not benefit my child without the […]
SISSETON WAHPETON SIOUX TRIBE – Federal authorities expect to return a 13-year-old boy’s remains to his Native American tribe in South Dakota this fall. The statement comes days after the tribe urged for a faster return of the child who died at a federal boarding school for Indigenous children in 1879. The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate […]
MISSION, S.D. – Approximately two months after severe winter weather created a state of emergency on the Rosebud Sioux Tribe based in part from a reported lack of funds, the Rosebud Sioux Trial Council has approved a payment of $10,000 to each tribal council member and officers. The tribe earlier blamed the loss of life, […]
LOWER BRULE – A county commissioner in South Dakota will resign and be replaced by a Native American tribal member as the result of a voting rights lawsuit. The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe filed the lawsuit against Lyman County in May. Much of the tribe’s reservation is within the county, on the western bank of […]
BARRE, Mass. (AP) — About 150 artifacts considered sacred by the Lakota Sioux peoples are being returned to them after being stored at a small Massachusetts museum for more than a century. Members of the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes traveled from South Dakota to take custody of the weapons, pipes, moccasins and […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – A recent court ruling that found South Dakota violated federal voting registration laws has reignited the long-standing concern over Native American ballot access as the state braces for a 2022 gubernatorial election that could hinge on Indian County precincts. In a state with nearly 78,000 Indigenous residents, comprising 8.8% of the […]
PIERRE, SD – South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem is claiming the new proposed social studies standards are free from “political agendas” and include an increased focus on Native American history. But they received swift criticism from some educators as a thinly-veiled political document that emphasizes the qualities of America’s founders and mimic language Noem […]
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