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Valentine's Day Dinner at Grace Moore Senior Citizen's Center
The Grace Moore Senior Citizens Center was a romantic candlelit bistro on February 12th in celebration of Valentin's Day. Sara DeClerk, GMSCC Director, and Sharon Maras, Prepared a lovely menu of sparkling (more...)
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Blizzards hit the Flandreau Santee Sioux Reservation
“Let it snow” seemed to be the mantra for 2010 so far, along with let it rain and let it sleet as well.
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal community spent the majority of January snowed in and digging out. With the numerous blizzards, ground blizzards, rain, sleet, and wind advisories the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Offices were closed (more...) |
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Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Christmas Party
Friday, December 4th, 2009 11:30 a.m. at Eastman Hall was the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Employee Christmas Party for all employees & their spouses. The FSST Christmas Party was hosted by the FSST Executive Council with the assitance of the Party Planning Committee – Deb Wakeman & Julie Stephens. The Eastman Hall was decorated in a traditional Christmas theme with Christmas trees along every table. (more...) |
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Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska with FSST
On Tuesday, December 15th, Chairman Roger Trudell, Wyatt Thomas-Director for Circle of Excellency, Mary Johnson-Library Media Specialist-Nebraska Indian Community College and Redwing Thomas, Dakota Language Preservation/ Immersion Program Instructor (for Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska)met with the FSST Executive Committee and the Dakota Language Preservation Committee.
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Grace Moore Senior Citizens Center Provides Thanksgiving Dinner
Thank you Grace Moore Senior Citizens Center for another scrumptious Thanksgiving meal. The FSST employees and elders were invited to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings at Eastman Hall on Thursday, November 19th . (more...) |
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Dakota Language Preservation Project Santee Sioux Nation Oyate Immersion Program
A group of 12 from the Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska came to Flandreau on Wednesday, November 4th for a demonstration of their Dakota Language Immersion program. There were 7 students: Holli Keeble, Linda Whipple, Lorene Beaudette, Terry Remick, and Crystal Coffman, and 5 staff members: Wyatt Thomas- Director of the Dakota Center of Excellence Instructor, Mary Johnson - Media Specialist / Librarian, Redwing Thomas - Dakota Language, Ardis Badmaccosin - Dean of Academics, Richard Lundy - Chair of Native American Studies. (more...) |
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| Sanford Children's Clinic Promoters Visit Royal River Casino
On November 7th Royal River Casino and the FSST Executive Committee hosted visitors from Las Vegas that were in Sioux Falls for the purposes of considering the possibility of Las Vegas as a site for a pediatric clinic, and perhaps some project surrounding sports medicine. (more...) |
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38 Sioux Uprisers Hanged 268 Others, Granted Reprieves by Lincoln, Watch from Log Prison
Thirty-eight Indians and mixed bloods were hanged simultaneously at 10 am today at Mankato, judged of guilty of crimes committed during the Sioux outbreak in August and September.
Remaining imprisoned are 268 others, sentenced to death earlier by a military commission but reprieved by President Abraham Lincoln. They watched the execution through chinks between the logs of their prison building.
The condemned prisoners marched in a single file from the prison covered with muslin caps, their hands lashed tightly before them. (more..) |
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| Tribal Members Celebrate 19th Anniversary of Casino
Royal River Casino celebrated its 19th anniversary of being the first Tribe in South Dakota to open a casino/gaming business. The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribal members were treated to an evening of “wining, dining and entertainment.” On Sunday, October 18th, from 5pm to 7pm tribal members were treated to an anniversary party in the Royal Room at Royal River Casino.
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2010 Census is seeking applicants to survey the FSST Tribal area
For information concerning employment with the 2010 Census in our area please contact Debra Wakeman and the FSST Tribal Offices.
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Dakota Language Preservation Observed at Santee, Nebraska
On Tuesday. October 27th, a group of eight people from Flandreau traveled to Niobrara, Nebraska to observe the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska's Dakota Language Immersion Class. The program is called "Isanti Dakota Nation in partnership with the Nebraska Indian Community College.
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Office of Diversity - South Dakota State University
Friday, October 9th, eight students and three staff members from South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, had narrated tours of the Tribal offices and Tribal programs. Myrna Weston, tribal elder, gave the students and staff a historical overview of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe.
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Kevin Costner at Royal River Casino for Friendship Ceremony
Sunday, September 20th Academy Award winner actor Kevin Costner was scheduled for a brief visit to the Royal River Casino. Costner was in South Dakota to commemorate the 20th anniversary of “Dances with Wolves” for the Aberdeen Film Festival and to promote the Northern Route for Tourism which is an effort to get thousands of tourists that travel to eastern South Dakota for tourist attractions to get interested in what the northern half of the state has to offer, such as Native American sites, museums, prairie scenery, trails, landmarks and other attractions. (more...) |
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