News from the Northern Plains

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James Brugh

James Brugh

James Brugh

Multimedia Journalist

Articles

14 total

Missing and Murdered

Red Dress Special honors MMIP

Long Soldier Wacipi reflected kinship, remembrance and a new push for coverage of missing Indigenous people

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Missing and Murdered

Red Dress Special honors MMIP

MMIP motorcycle ride ends with prayers at Bear Butte

Benefit Ride to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples

MMIR Ride

Cole Brings Plenty: MMIP motorcycle ride ends with prayers at Bear Butte

Benefit Ride to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples

Cole Brings Plenty: 2-day MMIP commemoration kicks off

A 456-mile journey of healing, remembrance and solidarity

“You Are Not Forgotten” MMIR Benefit Ride

Missing and Murdered

Cole Brings Plenty: 2-day MMIP commemoration kicks off

A 456-mile journey of healing, remembrance and solidarity

“You Are Not Forgotten” MMIR Benefit Ride

Sundance Film Festival

‘Endless Cookie’ animated documentary satisfies the appetite for the unseen, unknown

Through storytelling and animation, the film explores the lives of two half-brothers, from the remote Shamattawa First Nation to urban Toronto, offering a unique glimpse into Indigenous culture and experiences, from the mundane to the deeply political

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Behind the scenes: The making of ‘Free Leonard Peltier’ documentary

Peltier was released from prison on February 18, 2025, and will be welcomed home at the Turtle Mountain Reservation Skydance Casino on February 19.

Tribal attorneys grapple with McGirt ruling

Tribes benefit from broadband access