‘Today we rejoice’: Leonard Peltier supporters gather to pray, celebrate
More than 100 people gathered Jan. 25 on the Pine Ridge Reservation at the site of the June 26, 1975, shootout that left two ...
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Indigenous advocates gather to celebrate Peltier's upcoming release
Native people from across the country gathered in Oglala to celebrate Leonard Peltier's clemency and pray for his safe return ...
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U.S. House passes Johnson’s version of legislation to preserve Wounded Knee Massacre grounds
U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) worked with the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to introduce the ...
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House passes bill to protect Wounded Knee Massacre site
Lawmakers advanced H.R. 165, the “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act,” by a 416-0 vote under suspension of ...
Bill to preserve Wounded Knee Massacre site passes House, moves to Senate
The Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act passed the House unanimously last Congress, but was not voted on by ...
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North Dakota state agency earns national award for Whitestone Hill site reinterpretation
The National Association of Interpretation recently recognized the effort with The Difficult Topics award for its 2024 ...
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State agency honored with national award for reinterpretation of Whitestone Hill site
The National Association of Interpretation recently recognized the effort with The Difficult Topics award for its 2024 ...
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Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
The president commuted Peltier over the objection of former FBI Director Christopher Wray. In a private letter sent to Biden ...
Honoring the Sober History of the Badlands Bombing Range
In the vast solitude of the Badlands of South Dakota can be found a curious automotive graveyard at which art, war, and ...
President Biden grants clemency to AIM activist Leonard Peltier on last day in office
In his last day in office, President Biden commuted the sentence of a Native American activist convicted in the 1975 killings ...
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Biden commutes sentence for Leonard Peltier who was convicted of killing FBI agents
One of the last acts of President Biden before he left office was to commute the sentence of jailed Indigenous activist ...
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Rounds, Thune reintroduce legislation to preserve Wounded Knee Masacre grounds
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Wednesday, Senator Mike Rounds and Majority Leader John Thune announced that they have reintroduced the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act. The ...