Native American soldier gets OK to wear long hair, feather to honor heritage
Spec. Moses Brave Heart received a religious accommodation to grow his hair and wear an eagle feather to express his Oglala ...
Honoring Heritage in Uniform: Native American Soldier Granted Religious Accommodation to Grow Hair, Embrace Lakota Identity
Specialist Moses Brave Heart, a member of the South Dakota Army National Guard's 235th Military Police Company, has recently ...
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Zitkala-Ša, Native American Rights Activist, Honored on New Quarter
She was a Yankton Sioux woman born in South Dakota to a Native American mother and German American white father, who quickly ...
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Indigenous South Dakota Soldier Receives Hair Exemption
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Native American Spc. Moses Brave Heart of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 235th Military Police Company is growing his hair long after receiving an exception to policy.
Native American voting power is quietly growing. They might swing the election for Kamala Harris.
In Wisconsin, Biden’s narrow margin was strongly bolstered by Native voters in Menominee and Bayfield counties. Menominee ...
Burial sites bring history to life across South Dakota
DE SMET, S.D. (SDPB and South Dakota News Watch) - Hundreds of thousands of tourists every year frequent sites tied to South ...
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Halifax County resident teachers first grade Native Americans in South Dakota
Bethany Tucker, a resident of Halifax County, has a longer commute to work than most. She travels to the badlands of Wanblee, ...
How Biden’s election year apology could force real change for Native Americans
Biden’s apology could inspire more Native Americans to vote – not just for a president who won’t roll back decades of ...