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New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape
A new tribal national park in North Dakota is opening a little-seen area of the rugged Badlands to hikers and other outdoors ...
Will ‘patriotic’ indoctrination be the next attack on Native American schoolchildren?
Soon after Donald Trump returned to the White House, he issued an executive order that some fear could become an ...
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South Dakota Airman Accused of Murdering Native American Woman Could Face Death Penalty
A South Dakota airman accused of killing a Native American woman at Ellsworth Air ... On Trump's first day in office, he signed the "Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety ...
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Tribes, North Dakota partner to update 30-year-old textbooks on Native history
Revised textbooks on the five Native American tribes that share geography ... Wahpeton since its administrative center is in South Dakota. The idea was that South Dakota could produce a textbook ...
Rhoden alters expectations for 2026 gov.’s race, Johnson builds strong financial position
A House speaker with grassroots support and an attorney general are among other potential candidates for the Republican ...
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Education Department withdraws from plan to address discipline disparities for Native students
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly ...
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Trump administration ends civil rights agreement for Native students in South Dakota
The U.S. Department of Education has canceled a civil rights agreement with the Rapid City, South Dakota ... that certain Native American tribes, such as the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Tribes ...
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A South Dakota 5-Day Itinerary Perfect for First-Time Visitors
Planning a trip to South Dakota? Our family took four kids on an epic western road trip, and I’m sharing our favorite ...
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Standing Rock leaders raise concerns about federal funding in meeting with ND, SD governors
Standing Rock hopes to one day build a bridge over the Missouri River connecting ... assumed office at a low point for tribal relations in the state. Leaders of all nine Native American reservations ...
Seahawks select guard Grey Zabel of North Dakota State with No. 18 pick in the NFL draft
The Seahawks similarly hope their top spring selection will lead to a fruitful fall and beyond. They selected Zabel, a guard out of North Dakota State, with the 18th overall pick in the NFL draft on ...
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Education Dept. says plans to address discipline disparities for Native students were DEI, withdraws from plan
The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly rooted in efforts ...
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Feds end a civil rights agreement on treatment of Native students, citing DEI
For years, Native American students in the Rapid City, South Dakota, school district were more likely to be disciplined and less likely to enroll in advanced courses than their White peers.