Native American soldier gets OK to wear long hair, feather to honor heritage
Spec. Moses Brave Heart received a religious accommodation to grow his hair and wear an eagle feather to express his Oglala ...
Honoring Heritage in Uniform: Native American Soldier Granted Religious Accommodation to Grow Hair, Embrace Lakota Identity
Specialist Moses Brave Heart, a member of the South Dakota Army National Guard's 235th Military Police Company, has recently ...
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South Dakota prepares to celebrate Native Americans’ Day
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Native Americans’ Day is Monday and organizations from across the state are getting ready to celebrate in style. South Dakota was the first state to officially ...
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South Dakota Native voters gear up for election
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A record number of Native American voters are expected to vote this fall ... Resilience have spent the ...
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Zitkala-Ša, Native American Rights Activist, Honored on New Quarter
She was a Yankton Sioux woman born in South Dakota to a Native American mother and German American white father, who quickly ...
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Indigenous South Dakota Soldier Receives Hair Exemption
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Native American Spc. Moses Brave Heart of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 235th Military Police Company is growing his hair long after receiving an exception to policy.
Native American voting power is quietly growing. They might swing the election for Kamala Harris.
In Wisconsin, Biden’s narrow margin was strongly bolstered by Native voters in Menominee and Bayfield counties. Menominee ...
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Halifax County resident teachers first grade Native Americans in South Dakota
Bethany Tucker, a resident of Halifax County, has a longer commute to work than most. She travels to the badlands of Wanblee, ...
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7 Breathtaking National Parks in South Dakota to Explore!
Discover the wonders of South Dakota's national parks. From iconic landmarks to unique wildlife, there's something for ...
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Native Americans gain representation in North Dakota Legislature as Republicans keep supermajority
Both the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and Spirit Lake Nation reservations are in District 9, which will be represented by ...
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A century of trauma at U.S. boarding schools for Native American children
and South Dakota. According to the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS), a Native-run nonprofit, 15 boarding schools and 73 total schools with federal funding remain ...
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North Dakota state park will no longer be named for Civil War general who fought Native Americans
BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota state park will no longer be named after a Civil War-era general who led attacks that killed hundreds of Native Americans. Sully Creek State Park, in the rugged ...