Gov. Kristi Noem and tribal leaders celebrated the new display of two tribal nations' flags on Wednesday at the South Dakota Capitol as a symbol of unity. Representatives of the Standing Rock and Rosebud Sioux tribes presented their flags, three years after Noem signed legislation to display flags in the state Capitol of the nine tribal nations within South Dakota’s boundaries.
In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday announced its 2024 schedule for its quarterly External Tribal Quarterly Meetings.
Hundreds of tribals had participated in the rally organised on Sunday by Janjati Suraksha Manch, alleged by several social outfits as a wing of RSS-backed Vanvasi Kalyan Kendra, demanding the delisting of tribals who have converted to other religions from the ST list