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We’re Still Here, the Xo’shga ride again
Two years ago, Benjamin Goodbird III led a group of riders from the Watford City area to the TAT Indian Village in Four Bears to commemorate the forced march of his ancestors, the Xo’shga (pronounced Hushka or Hooshga) to settle them on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Plaza’s chapel found to be N.D.’s oldest
The old Plaza Congregational Church, a museum since 1975, is the “new” oldest chapel in the state of North Dakota. According to the 1955 “North Dakota History” publication, the chapel was erected in 1880, and elders say it was designed by Architect and Fort Berthold Missionary Rev. Dr. Charles L. Hall.
Coffee and Conversation
It was a quiet morning in New Town when Mike Chausee, Associate State Director of AARP and volunteer Russ McDonald came to town to visit with senior citizens recently.
Trump tariffs target New Town
Tariffs on steel imposed by the Trump Administration could wind up costing water users in New Town a pretty penny.
Four Bears turns 25
The year was 1993 and less than a year earlier the Three Affiliated Tribes reached an agreement with the State of North Dakota to allow gaming on the reservation.
Fox calls for responsible development
Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairman Mark Fox used his welcoming speech to oil and gas industry representatives at the MHA Nation Energy Expo to maintain that tribal governments should control the development of resources on the reservation and reap the benefits of that development.
Elders treated to cruise
It could not have been a more ideal day for residents of the Lakeside Community Living Center, New Town Senior Citizens and others totaling nearly 70 elderly people to board the Three Affiliated Tribes “Island Girl” cruise ship.
Corps holds firm on releases, policy
The prediction remains: the Garrison Dam spillway will not open.
The Jewel of the Village
There is a new look to The Village in Four Bears Segment. High up on a hill, like a palace for the people, sits the new Johnny Bird Veterans Memorial Center.
Bakken bouncing back
The core of the Bakken oil field is bouncing back as activity keeps picking up after a couple of years of lower oil prices.
