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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
How Biden’s election year apology could force real change for Native Americans
Biden’s apology could inspire more Native Americans to vote – not just for a president who won’t roll back decades of ...
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Tribal health leaders say feds haven’t treated syphilis outbreak as a public health emergency
The National Indian Health Board has urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to declare a public health ...
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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.
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Native Americans laud Biden for historic apology over boarding schools. They want action to follow
LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden did something Friday that no other sitting U.S. president has: He apologized ...
Justice Department to monitor voting law compliance in tribal areas and Minnehaha County
Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson, center, gives advice to post-election audit workers on June 25, 2024. The county is ...
North Dakota state park will no longer be named for Civil War general who fought Native Americans
A state park in North Dakota containing the name of a Civil War-era general who led attacks against Native Americans has been ...
Burial sites bring history to life across South Dakota
Hundreds of thousands of tourists every year frequent sites tied to South Dakota's pioneer and Wild West history.