March 19, 2026
Preparing For The Unexpected: Tribal Emergency Summit Returns
RAPID CITY — Across the Great Plains, communities face a wide range of natural hazards each year. Severe winter storms, flooding, wildfires, and extreme weather can disrupt transportation, damage infrastructure, and threaten the safety of families living in both rural ...
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March 19, 2026
Strengthening Kinship Through Language at Oyate Health
RAPID CITY — On Tuesdays at noon, a conference room inside the Oyate Health Center fills with a different kind of conversation. Staff, community members, and cultural teachers gather to learn Lakota words, discuss teachings, and spend an hour reconnecting ...
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March 19, 2026
Welcoming Babies: A Lakota Ceremony of Love and Blessing
RAPID CITY — On February 14, 2026, Great Plains Healthy Start and the Injury Prevention Program hosted a Welcoming of the Baby ceremony, a meaningful cultural event dedicated to honoring Lakota tradition and celebrating the sacred arrival of new life. ...
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March 19, 2026
RAPID CITY — Great Plains Tribal Health has launched a new initiative aimed at increasing awareness and improving care for Native elders living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia across the region. The new program, called Mindful Connections, ...
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March 19, 2026
Honor Every Woman Expands Access To Cancer Screening For Native Women
RAPID CITY — Breast and cervical cancer continue to affect Native women across the Great Plains at troubling rates. Early detection remains one of the most effective tools for saving lives, yet many women still face barriers to screening, including ...
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March 19, 2026
You Do Not Walk Alone: Using Culture to Cure
RAPID CITY — Morning light moves slowly across the slopes of Bear Butte. A small group walks the trail in silence. In their hands they carry prayer ties, small red cloth bundles filled with tobacco and bound with intention. One ...
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March 19, 2026
Supporting Fathers Through Each Other
RAPID CITY — The Great Plains Tribal Health Board’s Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program is strengthening families through a new initiative focused on supporting fathers. The program recently launched a weekly fathers support group in partnership ...
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March 19, 2026
Great Plains Tribal Health Partners in Chronic Disease Prevention Symposium
RAPID CITY – Chronic diseases remain one of the most significant health challenges facing Tribal communities across the Great Plains. Conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer continue to affect Native populations at higher rates than the national average, ...
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January 20, 2026
Great Plains Tribal Health Grants Reinstated
RAPID CITY – Great Plains Tribal Health received notification Friday confirming reinstatement of two federal grants supporting youth suicide and overdose prevention. The restored funding applies to the Connecting With Our Youth and Preventing Youth Overdose programs, both supported by ...
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January 15, 2026
(Updated) Great Plains Tribal Health Impacted by SAMHSA Grant Uncertainty
*Update: Since the publication of this article the grants have been reinstated RAPID CITY — Great Plains Tribal Health expresses deep concern about the recent federal actions affecting funding for critical mental health and substance use programs that serve American ...
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