A South Dakota nurse speaks about work on the ground in a coronavirus hotbed state, a Dakota artist receives an art grant to recreate Native American art from the past, and more arts and culture in this week from Indian Country!
‘It’s not real’: In South Dakota, which has shunned masks and other COVID rules, some people die in denial, nurse says
Pfizer and Moderna have both announced promising results in the phase 3 trials of their COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s how they differ. USA TODAY, Storyful
How the Covid-19 pandemic has been curtailed in Cherokee Nation - STAT
While the United States flounders in its response to the coronavirus, another nation — one within our own borders — is faring much better.
Recreating Native American art from the past | West Central Tribune
Dakota artist Fern Cloud of Granite Falls has received a grant to recreate a design made over 100 years ago by a woman from her tribe. Cloud will use natural pigments and tools to create the design on a brain-tanned buffalo hide, just like her ancestors did in the past.
Rapid City Council votes in favor of returning land to Native American community
The land deeds in question currently house the Canyon Lake Activity Center, Clarkson Mountain View Health Care Facility and Monument Health Behavioral Health Center worth $22 million.
The case for a Native American secretary of the interior
Indigenous leaders call for Biden to name Deb Haaland to head the Department of the Interior. She would be the first-ever Native American Cabinet member.
Screenwriter Migizi Pensoneau Suggests Vital, Funny and Beautiful Films to Watch for Native American Heritage Month
I could, and sometimes do, wax philosophical, intellectual, and academic about the Native films I enjoy. But that sort of analysis can get pretty boring, and saps what I love about movies. I watch to be entertained! I don’t necessarily want to ponder the state of my Native being when I’m just trying…
