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Groceries and Rancid Meat
If you live in a metropolitan area, suburban area, a rural region near a larger city, or really almost anywhere. If you are middle or upper class, economically stable, have a job, a steady income, have a car and a … Continue reading
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Tagged lakota, pine ridge, rancid meat, Sioux Nation Grocery Store
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Leaving South Dakota
We have left South Dakota. On Wednesday, July 11, 2012 we traveled from Lower Brule to Rapid City via Wall, on interstate 90. We arrived in Rapid with time in the afternoon to visit some sites and stores in the … Continue reading
Visiting with the Lower Brule Tribe
We drove into the Lower Brule Reservation yesterday (Monday, July 9). It was obvious as we drove through the countryside that the Native Americans living on the Lower Brule were financially more secure than the Pine Ridge or Cheyenne River … Continue reading
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Tagged buffalo, casino, dams, lakota, Lakota popcorn, Lower Brule, Missouri River
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Cheyenne River Youth Project (CRYP)
The Cheyenne River Youth Project (CRYP) was one of our stops in Eagle Butte. CRPY was built to provide a safe place for children and teens in Eagle Butte. The center provides activities and meals, and in some cases it … Continue reading
Cheyenne River and Eagle Butte
I woke up this morning and headed into the popular and wonderful coffee room. I love the coffee room at the Harding Motel, except for one thing…it is also the smoking room. I did end up chatting with a few … Continue reading
Good news from the Reservation
My recent blogs have been pretty depressing on the plight of the Lakota People living on Pine Ridge Reservation. From the price of food, to the isolation, the lack of housing, electricity and water, the poverty rate, the alcohol abuse, … Continue reading
My week with Re-member
My thoughts from my week with Re-member. (1) Installing skirting on a house or trailer will cut the propane bill for a household by about 40%. Many of the homes on the Pine Ridge Reservation need skirting around the bottom … Continue reading
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Tagged lakota, pine ridge, poverty, re-member, service learning
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The BIA, a POW Camp, and other facts learned…
A few facts I have learned recently…. (1) The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was created as a part of the War Department…the War Department. Therefore, it is not much of a stretch to think that it must have been … Continue reading
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Tagged lakota, pine ridge reservation, POW camp, wounded knee
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Words of the Elders and the Tragedy of the Commons
Each morning we start out with Wisdom of the Elders. After breakfast we gathered in the Great Hall and listened to the morning wisdom. The phrase that resonated with me was: “The strongest weapon of any warrior is love.”. This … Continue reading
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Tagged badlands, lakota, re-member, Sharp's corner, white river, wounded knee
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Crazy Horse to Pine Ridge
This morning we set out early from Rapid City to Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse. Just a short stop by Mount Rushmore, to take in the Giant Heads and a longer more detailed stop at Crazy Horse. The complex at … Continue reading