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Tribe Named Among Promise Zone Winners

Among the recently announced winners of Promise Zone designation -- a multi-agency initiative under which qualified communities become be eligible for a variety of federal grant and loan programs, as well as be more attractive to private investment -- is the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of the Ogala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

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Grants Support Tribal Nutrition, Agriculture

First Nations Development Institute awards two $15,000 grants designed to promote Native food and nutrition programs on tribal reservations.

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First Nations to Examine Economic, Environmental Ties

First Nations Development Institute begins a new project to promote "tribal ecological stewardship practices in the Great Plains of South Dakota and Montana."

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Yankton Sioux, South Dakota Extend Gaming Deal

The Yankton Sioux Tribe and the state of South Dakota have extended their Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact.

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SD Fight Over Child, Family Separation

The Americans Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit along with the ACLU of South Dakota and the Hanna Law Office in Rapid

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Bush Foundation Helps Tribes with Different Funding Opportunities

The Bush Foundation announced that of the 8 winners of its 2012 fellowships, 3 of the winners were selected for their projects addressing key issues involving Native American communities in the Upper Midwest.

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(HEALTH) Lawsuit Probes Coercion Against IHS Patients

A new lawsuit may provide information on whether pregnant Native American women are being pressured to induce labor against their wishes.

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(GAMING) BIA Publishes Gaming Compacts

The Bureau of Indian Affairs publishes an extension of Gaming Compact between the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and South Dakota.

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(HEALTH) Senate Investigation Shows Alarming IHS Trends in Aberdeen

An investigative study into one region of the Indian Health Service (IHS) is providing alarming results that could be symbolic of overall IHS service, according the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

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(GRANTS AWARDED) Milestone Stimulus Project Begins in SD

The Interior is beginning work on its 4,000th Economic Stimulus project, a $7.2 million school improvement project at the St. Francis Indian School in South Dakota.

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