Wildfires Overrun Nebraska Border Onto Pine Ridge Reservation
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Wildfires crossed over Nebraska’s northwestern border onto the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation over the weekend, forcing evacuation from several communities and destroying at least two structures as it devoured 25,000 acres on the reservation. The Associated Press reported that the…read more
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)
Founder & Editor in Chief
Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota
Spoken Languages: English
Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights
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