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Standing Rock unveils Sitting Bull Visitor Center

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FORT YATES A tourist information center honoring a former Dakotas tribal leader is scheduled to open on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Continue Reading

SD governor visiting Standing Rock Reservation

May 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE (AP) Gov. Dennis Daugaard is visiting the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in northern South Dakota to meet with people and tour businesses started by tribal agencies.
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Standing Rock reservation might get home-building plant

April 22, 2013 in The Daily Republic

A home manufacturing facility in Fort Yates could bring up to 45 full-time jobs to the area, paying between $13 and $22 per hour.
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Standing Rock Reservation might get home-building plant

April 22, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A home-building company aiming to supply housing for western North Dakota’s booming Bakken oil patch where housing is lacking wants to set up shop on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, where jobs are scarce. Continue Reading

ND woman charged with murder in stabbing death

March 29, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A North Dakota woman has been charged in the stabbing death of a man on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Continue Reading

New federal prosecutor starts job at Standing Rock

March 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE (AP) Federal authorities say a new prosecutor has begun handling cases on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota and North Dakota. Continue Reading

Standing Rock tribe starts training program for oilfield workers

December 3, 2012 in The Daily Republic

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A Native American tribe plans to start a new job training program centered on preparing tribal members for oilfield-related careers.
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FCC says mobile improvements coming to Corson County

October 4, 2012 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) The Federal Communications Commission says 784 new road miles in South Dakota will gain access to advanced mobile networks as part of auctions associated with the new Connect America Fund. Continue Reading

US attorneys, tribal officials talk public safety

September 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Criminal prosecutions have soared on American Indian reservations in the Dakotas in the past year, though tribal officials told federal prosecutors Thursday that more needs to be done to quell crime. Continue Reading

Lakota speakers looking to start language-immersion day care

June 28, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Tama I’atala doesn’t want his children to feel as disconnected from their Lakota heritage as he does from his Samoan culture. Continue Reading