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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The Olympics can inspire athletes to achieve their greatest goals. The Olympics can drive athletes to train harder and be their best. Lou Tyon, a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, also hopes the Olympics can help break a cycle he's faced his entire life. More ... KYLE - Karlene Hunter and Mark Tilsen, who run Native American Natural Foods in Kyle, launched the all-natural buffalo-and-cranberry Tanka Bar in October 2007 and have since expanded the product line and the number of outlets selling it to 3,000. More ... PIERRE - Gov. Mike Rounds said most lowincome South Dakota households will receive additional food assistance as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Beginning April 1, the maximum monthly benefit will increase based on household size. More ... RAPID CITY (AP) - Rapid City police said they expect to file charges against four juveniles for what they consider racially motivated acts. The white teens were in a car when they reportedly shot a BB gun pistol at eight American Indians and threw urine on one of them. In a later incident, another Indian was shot in the back with a BB gun. No one was hurt. More ... PINE RIDGE — The Endangered Language Fund has recognized the critical need for the revitalization of the Lakota language by awarding a three-year grant of $15,000 to Red Cloud Indian School. The grant will aid the school in developing a common curriculum and enhanced program for Lakota language classes offered to students in K-12 . More ... ROSEBUD - United against diabetes, the Rosebud Reservation community joined together for a walk of prayer and reflection on March 18, 2009 at the fifth Annual Four Directions Walk in Rosebud. More ... PINE RIDGE — Three Red Cloud Indian School students have been selected by Seeking Common Grounds of Denver, Colo., to participate in their flagship program, "Building Bridges of Peace. More ... STANDING ROCK (AP)- The Black Hills Chapter of the American Red Cross has sent volunteers to the northern South Dakota town of McLaughlin to set up shelter for 30 to 80 evacuees from flooding. The call for help came Sunday morning. Volunteers and emergency supplies were lined up within four hours. More ... MISSION — On March 18, the Oyate Networking Project of Mission and the Oyate Teca Project of Kyle honored Juanita Pacheco of Rosebud for her 15 years of service to the project. She worked with the children and their families of the Rosebud reservation as a home visitor for the Oyate Networking Project. More ... PINE RIDGE - While college students across the country head for the beaches or the ski slopes, a group of students from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, took a break from their studies to help Native American students gain a competitive edge in their college preparatory work. More ... Farm Program sign up activity continues at the FSA County Office for crop year 2009. As we have mentioned in the past, A few things to keep in mind regarding the new ACRE option are: More ... BROOKINGS (AP) — The relationship between American Indians and the media is the subject of the 17th annual American Conference on Indian Histories and Culture at South Dakota State University. The event is scheduled for March 30-April 1. More ... Red Cloud Indian School officials suspended classes last Thursday so students, staff and family could mourn the loss of 2008 graduate Casey Zimiga. Zimiga, who was an 18- year-old freshman at Chadron State College this year, died in a car accident March 12 west of Pine Ridge. More ... |
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