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WEBSep 23, 2024 · A group of Oglala Sioux gather by the grave of James Cornman (at lower left) at the Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery in Pennsylvania. Three Oglala students who died at Carlisle - Fannie Charging Shield , Samuel Flying Horse, and James Cornman - were among 11 Native youths disinterred from the Carlisle cemetery starting Sept. 6, 2024, to be repatriated to their homelands.
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WEBSep 24, 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.
Century of trauma fuels Lakota push to revoke Wounded Knee …
WEB3 days ago · 7th Cavalry dishonored military in 1890 massacre of Lakota families. At a hearing last week in Rapid City, S.D, a roomful of people offered more than six hours of testimony. Area tribes testified in favor of revoking military Medal of Honor awards to cavalrymen of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre. Descendants of …
‘Rez Ball’ is no easy feat, but Indigenous communities win in the end
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.
States own lands on reservations, to use them, tribes have to pay
WEB6 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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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.
Communities unite, honor survivors of Indian boarding schools
WEB5 days 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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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.
Meet Grace Fiori: Buffalo Fire’s new environment and agriculture ...
WEBJul 18, 2024 · But Grace Fiori, Buffalo’s Fire’s new environmental reporter, is taking the leap in stride. The recent University of Massachusetts graduate, who began on July 8, had barely landed when she got her first story, and a big one: The Environmental Protection Agency was hitting Marathon Oil Co. with a historic $64.5 million civil penalty for air ...
‘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 ...