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Change Makers

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

"This is Real Life": Local nonprofit calls for more support for unhoused, recovery services
By Adrianna Adame
Hacker Alert
School software provider is the latest target of major hack of personal data
As more American companies are targeted in cyber crimes, there are a few things individuals can do to improve their “cyber hygiene,” cybersecurity experts say.
Paige Gross, North Dakota Monitor
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Rural Revival
Small-town success comes from positive people and things
Attracting younger adults, building infrastructure keys to success
Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative
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Public safety
North dakota tribes push for youth police academy at camp
Tribal leaders cite staffing shortages and high costs of sending recruits out of state
Tribal Police
ShineThe Shine series explores limitations and solutions to government transparency in Indian Country.
MMIP
Cole Brings Plenty's last breath here marks his first breath in Spirit World, funeral unites community
Family and community set for investigation and attention towards Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear and Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
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'Pushed out': Two-Spirit student leaves St. Labre Indian School
The school is a private, faith-based school that now serves around 270 students from daycare through 12th grade just outside the Northern Cheyenne Reservation
Nora Mabie, Missoulian
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Health
Historian cites gains, lasting losses from pick-sloan dams
Lawson told a Missouri River advisory panel that benefits still lag behind tribal costs
By Talli Nauman
Theater
A Navajo Experience: 'The Frybread Queen'
Arigon Starr, rehearsing in Missoula, will appear on KBGA’s Tribal Scene Radio on Sept 10 and perform songs while discussing her career
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Nonprofits
Funder crisis: Cheyenne River Youth Project in jeapordy
The Eagle Butte program says it has no money for roughly $6,000 in monthly utility bills for its two youth centers and may cut hours or close during the winter
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Education
NIEA names Denise Juneau 2009 Educator of the Year at annual convention
Eight individuals and Minnesota’s Niigane Ojibwemowin Immersion School will be honored Oct 22-25 in Milwaukee, with the gala banquet set for Oct 24
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear