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Self-Injury Awareness Day: Before the Cut Is Too Deep

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Teenagers love to express themselves with shocking hairstyles, unique makeup, and eccentric clothing. This is why the signs of self-mutilation escaped my eye until it hit me full in the face with the ...

March 1, 2022

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Mental Health issues from historical trauma plague Native Americans

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People claim to “be there” for the 1 in 5 who suffer from mental health issues. However, those who suffer, particularly from multiple layers of trauma, feel alone a majority of their days. The reality...

May 16, 2021

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Cultural Awareness and Revitalization

Native American land and loss - Part 3

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"The Dawes Act affects me every day," explains Peter Lengkeek, Tribal Chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (Hunkpati Oyate). Peter holds out his hand and continues, "Because of the Dawes Act, I own ...

February 8, 2021

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Cultural Awareness and Revitalization

Native American land and loss - Part 2

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"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." In the first installment of this series, I mention this notion regarding Native American Land and Loss. The age-old phrase still applies as we look at aspect...

January 3, 2021

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Cultural Awareness and Revitalization

Native American land and loss

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According to Google Maps, the United States of America is 3.797 million square miles (mi²). New England measures in around 46,000 mi² (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rh...

December 14, 2020

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Nyal Brings: Passing the Torch

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When I asked Nyal Brings Three White Horses [Brings] how he had become such a motivated man and mentor to others, he recounted a childhood memory involving his brother. He said, “We started the barn o...

November 24, 2016

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Nyal Brings: Following a Dream

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At many points during his college career at the University of South Dakota (1956-1960), Nyal Brings Three White Horses [Brings] contemplated quitting school. “If you don’t finish school, what will you...

November 3, 2016

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Education and Youth Empowerment

Nyal Brings: The Early Years

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I don’t remember when I met him. Some people we meet, and others, we just know. Nyal Brings was one of those people whom everyone in our community just knew. He was known as “that runner who beat Bill...

October 13, 2016

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