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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's aspiration for the vice presidential nomination coincides with strained relations with Native American tribes. Explore the controversy and implications in this opinion piece.
Marcella Rose LeBeau, a tribal citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux, lived a long life that was spent in service to others–in Indian Country and beyond–as a nurse, tribal councilor, and advocate. Born in Promise, South Dakota, her grandmother gave her Native name: Wigmunke’ Waste Win’, which means Pretty Rainbow Woman. Upon receiving a Leadership Award from the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) during its winter session in Washington, D.C. in February 2020, LeBeau, 100, told a moving story of having treated a soldier, a tribal citizen of the Rosebud Siou...
Good old-fashioned Indian humor is used in a recently released public service announcemnt (PSA) to drive home the requirement to wear seat belts. The Oglala Sioux Tribe’s Department of Public Safety hired Toby Brusseau, who owns Prima Materia located in Rapid City, South Dakota to create the PSA. The Public Safety Department wanted a PSA that could resonate with its tribal citizens of the Oglala Souix Tribe who reside on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee. “This bipartisan bill delivers essential funding to help keep our promises to Tribes and to support Tribal communities and families—including by continuing to provide advance appropriations so the Indian Health Service can serve patients with certainty.” Sen. Murray said in a statement.
In a critical response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Equity Commission Final Report, the Native Farm Bill Coalition co-chairs say the report doesn’t adequately address inequities in Indian Country. The 91-page Final Report (Report) has 66 recommendations to further advance and embed equity into policies, practices and processes at the agency. Only 11 of the 66 recommendations are specific to tribal concerns.