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Deijae Lam Yuen, the lead organizer of ND Polynesian Cultural Club, has been involved with hosting events, like the 2017 Multicultural Festival, to educate and celebrate with others. Photo Courtesy of ND Polynesian Cultural Club Deijae Lam Yuen, the lead organizer of ND Polynesian Cultural Club, has been involved with hosting events, like the 2017 Multicultural Festival, to educate and celebrate with others. Photo Courtesy of ND Polynesian Cultural Club Community

A taste of Polynesia and Asia: What to look forward to at PAC Fest

  • May 16, 2024

Get ready to be immersed in a kaleidoscope of flavors, rhythms and traditions as the North Dakota Polynesian Cultural Club presents the first Pacific Island, Asian, Arts and Culture Fest on May 18. From 3 p.m. onwards, the Lord of ... Read More

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is now banned from seven of the nine reservations in South Dakota. (Photo by Darsha Dodge, Rapid City Journal) Featured South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is now banned from seven of the nine reservations in South Dakota. (Photo by Darsha Dodge, Rapid City Journal)

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is now banned from seven of the nine reservations in South Dakota. (Photo by Darsha Dodge, Rapid City Journal)

Seventh tribe bans Kristi Noem

  • May 16, 2024

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is now banned from seven of the nine reservations in South Dakota. (Photo by Darsha Dodge, Rapid City Journal)

A seventh tribe in South Dakota, the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, banned Gov. Kristi Noem on ... Read More

Kate Gates and Brett Alberts of the Agricultural Research Service harvesting Arikara squash. Photo Credit/ Claire Friedrichsen Featured Kate Gates and Brett Alberts of the Agricultural Research Service harvesting Arikara squash. Photo Credit/ Claire Friedrichsen

Kate Gates and Brett Alberts of the Agricultural Research Service harvesting Arikara squash. Photo Credit/ Claire Friedrichsen

Sowing Sovereignty: Reclaiming Indigenous agriculture of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation

  • May 14, 2024

Kate Gates and Brett Alberts of the Agricultural Research Service harvesting Arikara squash. Photo Credit/ Claire Friedrichsen

Dr. Ruth Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills recalls when her grandfather, Gerard Baker, shared with her some ... Read More

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Documenters group wants more eyes on local governments

  • May 13, 2024

A nonprofit online news outlet is working to put the public back in public meetings. Buffalo’s Fire, a Native-led news organization based in Bismarck, and the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance are bringing a program called the Documenters Network to North Dakota. The program involves ... Read More

Buffalo’s Fire Publisher Jodi Spotted Bear and Bismarck Documenters Program Manager Alicia Hegland-Thorpe discuss the Bismarck Documenters on Prairie Public’s Mainstreet. (Photo contributed by Buffalo’s Fire)

North Dakota changes course on tribal redistricting case, asks US Supreme Court to rule

  • May 10, 2024

Attorneys for the state of North Dakota have taken the unusual step of asking the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a ruling in a case the state had actually won.  It’s a change of position the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation ... Read More

Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation Chair Mark Fox speaks during an event at the Capitol on March 22, 2024. On Tuesday, Fox said he's "extremely disappointed" with a change of position North Dakota is taking in a court case involving Fort Berthold. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Renovated Minneapolis American Indian Center reflects urban Indigenous identity

  • May 9, 2024

The Minneapolis American Indian Center's two-year renovation is now complete. The redesign reflects both a sense of belonging and history and showcases ways the Minneapolis Indigenous community embraces its future.  The happy chatter of excited visitors filled a large rotunda inside ... Read More

Hundreds of people listen to executive director Mary LaGarde welcome guests to the grand re-opening of the Minneapolis American Indian Center on Wednesday. (Ben Hovland, MPR News)

AG commits to supporting funds for tribe’s law enforcement

  • May 8, 2024

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen committed to Lake County Commissioners on Monday, April 29, he would support legislation to fund law enforcement on the Flathead Indian Reservation and would serve as a mediator between the county and the governor’s office. Knudsen ... Read More

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Leonard Peltier: ‘I hope I make it to June 10’

  • May 7, 2024

At 80 years old, Leonard Peltier is approaching what may be his last attempt at freedom. On June 10, the Anishinaabe elder will participate in what may be his final parole hearing. Peltier is currently serving two consecutive life sentences after ... Read More

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the White House in Washington, D.C. for the Free Leonard Peltier 79th Birthday Action on September 12, 2023. (Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, ICT)

North Dakota women launch Faceless Doll Project to honor National MMIR Day, individuals pay tribute to relatives

  • May 5, 2024

 Leta Killer arrived with a purpose in attending the Faceless Doll Project. The event in Bismarck, N.D. marked the National Day of Awareness for Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons. For the first time in her life, she would share her ... Read More

Leta Killer (center) came out to the Faceless Doll Project in Bismarck on May 4 to tell the story of her two relatives who had been killed. Photo credit/ Adrianna Adame

From Bismarck Public Schools to state leadership: Sashay Schettler’s new role

  • May 5, 2024

Bismarck Public Schools’ Indigenous Education Director Sashay Schettler is stepping forward from her current position to help lead American Indian education initiatives for North Dakota.  In an interview with Buffalo’s Fire, Schettler said she wasn’t looking for a new job, “but ... Read More

Sashay Schettler visits the North Dakota State Capitol on March 5, unaware that she’d be chosen to be the assistant director for the Office of Indian and Multicultural Education. Photo credit/ Adrianna Adame

Reviving Roots: Dakota-Lakota Summer Institute grows number of traditional language speakers

  • May 4, 2024

Sacheen Whitetail-Cross was a high school senior in 1998 who wanted to learn her Lakota language. She couldn’t find any options. McLaughlin High School on the Standing Rock Reservation only offered Spanish as a language course. Being unable to formally ... Read More

Sunshine Archambault will be instructing beginner Lakota/Dakota at the language institute this summer. Photo credit/ Adrianna Adame