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News from the Bismarck-Mandan area covering city council, local events, crime, and stories from Native American communities.

Native community holds MMIP prayer walk in Bismarck

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

Politics

Free school meals bill advances in North Dakota legislative committee

Voter registration, campaign finance reporting debated by North Dakota lawmakers

North Dakota tribal leaders seek to restore vehicle tax exemption

Hearing set Monday on bill that would provide free school meals for North Dakota students

North Dakota sued Interior at least five times under Doug Burgum. Now he’s set to run the agency

MHA Nation secures key victory as Supreme Court upholds majority-Native District 4A

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Local Government

Workforce Strain

Bill proposes repeal of immigration office amidst workforce crisis

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

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Lifestyle

Bismarck Civic Center

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

Indigenous parents reclaim traditional governance in Bismarck schools

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

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

Collection features Native designs at Louis Vuitton show

Crow artist boots hit Nordstrom shelves

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Community Events

Community Search

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

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

Inaugural Tribal Econ Summit tackles financial growth on Northern Plains

Bismarck Events

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

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

Sacred Pipe Resource Center

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

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