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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
Posted in Lakota, Pine Ridge
Tagged lakota, pine ridge, poverty, re-member, service learning
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A Look at the Soil
The reservations where the Native Americans are placed contain some of the poorest soil in the United States. Additionally, the Lakota people, who ended up in South Dakota on reservations such as Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Cheyenne River, and Standing Rock … Continue reading
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
Posted in Lakota, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Tagged badlands, lakota, re-member, Sharp's corner, white river, wounded knee
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Preparations for Leaving
In one week, we will be in Lead, SD. If you are unfamiliar with Lead (pronounced “leed” not “lead”), it is a small town in the Black Hills, near the Wyoming state line. Lead was founded in 1867, after the … Continue reading
Posted in Cheyenne River, Lakota, Lead, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Tagged cheyenne river, lakota, pine ridge, re-member
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