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Native community holds MMIP prayer walk in Bismarck

Attendees gather on Valentine’s Day to remember loved ones, call for justice

Indigenous voices speak loudly at Bismarck ‘No Kings’ rally

Gabrielle Nelson

Elder Celebration

MHA Nation elders gather for summer luncheon

Gabrielle Nelson

What caused a splash in the Missouri River the night Renzo Bullhead disappeared?

Indigenous voices speak loudly at Bismarck ‘No Kings’ rally

Thousands peacefully protest

By Gabrielle Nelson

Elder Celebration

MHA Nation elders gather for summer luncheon

Tribal elders enjoy an afternoon of games, prizes and food on the Fort Berthold Reservation

By Gabrielle Nelson

What caused a splash in the Missouri River the night Renzo Bullhead disappeared?

Surveillance video released through records request shows disturbance in the water

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Local Government

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Rural Uncertainty

USDA upheaval brings uncertainty to farmers, rural communities

Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative

ND State Capitol

North Dakota lawmakers to review key bills impacting Native American communities

By Buffalo's Fire

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Dakota Access Pipeline

Media petition North Dakota Supreme Court for expanded access to Greenpeace trial

Amy Dalrymple, North Dakota Monitor

ND Legislature Considers Free School Meals Bill.

Free school meals bill fails in the North Dakota House

Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor

Workforce Strain

Bill proposes repeal of immigration office amidst workforce crisis

Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative

MHA Tax Agreement

Tribal leaders hand illusionary sovereignty, tax collection to North Dakota state government

By Todd Hall and Todd Hall

Other stories in Local Government

Lifestyle

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Bismarck Civic Center

Culture’d Couture fashion show brings Bismarck-Mandan community together for Native art and style

By Adrianna Adame

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Indigenous parents reclaim traditional governance in Bismarck schools

By Adrianna Adame and Adrianna Adame

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Feather-tying ceremony honors Bismarck-Mandan Native graduates’ protected cultural rights

By Adrianna Adame and Adrianna Adame

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Majority of Bismarck-Mandan high school Native graduates will adorn eagle feathers on their big day

By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear and Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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Collection features Native designs at Louis Vuitton show

Thomas Adamson, Associated Press VIA ICT

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Crow artist boots hit Nordstrom shelves

Nora Mabie, Missoulian via ICT

Other stories in Lifestyle

Community Events

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Community Search

MMIR: Native community unites in water and ground search for Standing Rock man, last seen on train bridge

By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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Native Inc. staff push for change during Advocacy Day at North Dakota State Capitol

By Adrianna Adame

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Inaugural Tribal Econ Summit tackles financial growth on Northern Plains

By Adrianna Adame

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Bismarck Events

Sacred Pipe Resource Center invites community to kick off 2025 with family activities, prizes

By Adrianna Adame and Teresa Trumbly Lamsam, Ph.D.

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JT Shining Oneside shares generational wisdom at Native American Heritage Month Celebration

By Adrianna Adame

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Indigenous Parent Advisory Committee draws hundreds with back-to-school event

By Adrianna Adame and Adrianna Adame

Other stories in Community Events