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WEB3 days ago · Mobilized by a $250 million mystery, North Segment candidates promise honesty. September 13, 2024. Three candidates vying for the North Segment seat on the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation Tribal Business Council addressed over 60 community members on Thursday. They promised to prioritize government transparency and long-neglected local needs.
States own lands on reservations, to use them, tribes have to pay
WEB2 days ago · The Flathead Reservation is a checkerboard of state, tribal, federal and private ownership due to federal allotment policies. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes lost 500,000 acres of their reservation, around 60,000 of which went to the state to fund public schools. Tailyr Irvine / High Country News and Grist.
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WEBSep 18, 2024 · Our goal is to help our community stay informed. The Buffalo's Fire Newsletter is published at 12 p.m. CST every Wednesday. Our digital news site is published by the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, a Native-led, Native-woman founded nonprofit media organization based in Bismarck, N.D.We can be reached at 701-301-1296.
Communities unite, honor survivors of Indian boarding schools
WEB1 day ago · Orange Shirt Day North Dakota is a grassroots organization that hosts annual events to honor survivors and families affected by Indian boarding schools. Last year, they organized “Walking For Our Relatives,” a walk from Custer Park to Art Alley in downtown Bismarck, and a “Bones of Crows” screening at United Tribes Technical College.
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WEBFeb 18, 2024 · Native and Indigenous highlights from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Posted on February 6, 2024. By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear Video by Lise Balk King, Contributor to Buffalo’s Fire Indigenous.
South Dakota governor seeks audits of tribes - Buffalo’s Fire
WEB3 days ago · The Buffalo's Fire Newsletter is published at 12 p.m. CST every Wednesday. Our digital news site is published by the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, a Native-led, Native-woman founded nonprofit media organization based in Bismarck, N.D. We can be reached at 701-301-1296. Email (required) *.
‘Sacred Return’: Tribal ceremony honors white buffalo calf
WEBJul 8, 2024 · Calf’s prophesied arrival means people need to come together and help Mother Nature, leaders say The birth of a sacred white buffalo calf earlier this month in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley fulfills a tribal prophecy, according to Native American spiritual leaders. The prophecy means people need to take better care of Mother Earth and must come together to do so, leaders and ...
Documenters group wants more eyes on local governments
WEBMay 13, 2024 · A nonprofit online news outlet is working to put the public back in public meetings. Buffalo’s Fire, a Native-led news organization based in Bismarck, and the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance are bringing a program called the Documenters Network to North Dakota.. The program involves training (and paying) community members to attend local government meetings and take notes, with summaries ...
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WEB3 days ago · Jodi Rave Spotted Bear is the founder-director of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, a 501-C-3 nonprofit organization located in Bismarck, N.D.The IMFA publishes on Buffalo’s Fire, an independent digital news site.. Jodi is an award-winning journalist and opinion writer whose recognition and awards come from mainstream, military, and university journalism programs and the Indigenous ...
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WEBSep 17, 2024 · Our goal is to help our community stay informed. The Buffalo's Fire Newsletter is published at 12 p.m. CST every Wednesday. Our digital news site is published by the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, a Native-led, Native-woman founded nonprofit media organization based in Bismarck, N.D.We can be reached at 701-301-1296.