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U.S. Representative Deb Haaland Reflects on her Pueblo Heritage

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Deb Haaland, who served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021, is in the habit of making headlines and history. On March 15, 2021, President Joe Bide...

April 11, 2021

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Health and Wellness

Caring for Our Nation

Jewel Jandreau

I thank God I have the opportunity to actually care, not just for Lower Brule but also for our entire nation. It’s time for our people to change our mindset and to break free from all the different ty...

April 7, 2021

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Native Beauty, According to a Native Woman

Kelly Holmes

All throughout my childhood, my mom always reminded me that each person is made up of four components: physical, which is your physical body; emotional, your emotional state along with your feelings; ...

March 29, 2021

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Education

The Rainbow Warrior

Delwin Fiddler, Jr

"Our ancient prophesies say a time will come when the blue sky and waters turn black and green things turn brown and die. Animals and fish will disappear, and birds will drop from the sky. This devast...

March 25, 2021

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Education

Native American family: It takes a village

Delwin Fiddler, Jr

We have all heard it said that "It takes a Village to Raise a Child." I've been thinking about the true meaning behind these words. It is not about capability; it is about contribution. It takes many ...

March 11, 2021

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Community Outreach

Hope Report: February 2021

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"Philamayaye (thank you). For your assistance of prayers, food boxes, gifts of sage/sweetgrass, and generosity," wrote a member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (Kul Wícasa Oyate). A card arrived at our...

March 4, 2021

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Education

The birth of a mesa and a mountain

Orlando Skidmore

The idea was suddenly and unexpectedly born in 1995. I was living at my mother's house on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. Fresh out of high school and newly a father, my prospec...

February 25, 2021

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Education

Winter Count, then and now

Delwin Fiddler, Jr

In my ancestors' time, the Wanietu Iyawapi or Winter Count was how we recorded our history from "first snow winter to first snow winter." The Winter Count was the way we passed down our history from o...

February 21, 2021

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Education

A Simple HELLO Gives Hope

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What does changing the course of someone’s life look like? Is it possible that a simple gesture, a smile, a note, a hello can stop someone from taking his or her life? According to those who have eith...

February 12, 2021

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