Winona Dakota Homecoming Event held June 3-5, 2005

Winona, at one time home to the Dakota American Indians, has recently become an annual reunion spot for them.
More than 100 years after the United States government removed the Dakota people from the Winona area, they will return again for the second Dakota Homecoming.
It kicks off Saturday at Lake Winona and ends Sunday.
The Winona Dakota Unity Alliance, Diversity Foundation, Dacota Pathology and the Winona Community Foundation are sponsoring the event.

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Carly Beane Awarded the Clyde H. Bellecourt Scholarship

I am an enrolled member of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. I am currently a junior at the University of Minnesota. I work part-time at Birch Bark Books in Minneapolis as well as at the Circle of Indigenous Nations on campus.

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"Economic Development In Indian Country" Annual Conference

The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate was a co-sponsor for the 7th Annual Great Plains Regional/Tribal Economic Development Summit held at Dakota Magic Casino, Hankinson, ND. The other sponsors were: the BIA, David Anderson, Lance Morgan-Ho Chunk Inc., Darryl Tonemah, Division of Credit, BIA, Blue Moon Solutions

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Crow Creek tribal students celebrate prom despite recent fire

I was staying at the Lode Star Motel, Ft. Thompson, SD, on Saturday night, April 30th, when I noticed a large bus with Crow Creek Chieftains on it and the lobby was filled with high school students and several adults.

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Cowboy Up in Crow Creek

Frank Lawrence, BIA Realty Officer and Acting Superintendent, Crow Creek Agency, has a “play day” for kids every Saturday at the Crow Creek Rodeo Arena. Frank is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and a cowboy at heart.

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Native Reptiles Update

Lucas Herrick & Family Transfer to Oklahoma

Congratulations Kelly & Josh

South Dakota ICWA Report for 2005

Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska News