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Fighting for a Future

When young men and women graduate high school, they instantly feel a wave of freedom sweep them away. They enjoy its warmth and possibility. Jerri fought hard to complete the credits she needed to gra...

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September 22, 2016

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Pathway to Success

Tara lay on the couch, her head spinning from the night before. Pizza boxes, empty cans, and people littered the cramped living room of the college rental house where she chose to hang out instead of ...

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September 20, 2016

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Our Partner's Powwow

A powwow is a Native American celebration and a time for dance, tradition, and prayers. Our partner’s powwow was just that. The day was set with the beautiful sun gleaming down on all the young and ex...

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September 18, 2016

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The Power of One

All of us have scars from our battles. Some of those scars are deeper than others. These scars display our struggles openly to the world. Julie Richards (Julz Rich) bears those scars: the scars of abu...

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September 5, 2016

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The Power of Family

Julz Rich explains she didn’t always have the strength to fight the demons of drug and alcohol abuse. She makes no excuses for her life. Instead, she hopes her mistakes will teach others that they, to...

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September 1, 2016

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The Power of Community

When Julz Rich looks at the cross tattooed on her arm, she sees a reminder of the solidarity made while she attended school at St. Joseph’s Indian School in the '80s and early '90s. “The ties that I m...

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August 31, 2016

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Breaking News: the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Snares Multiple Arrests for Sex Trafficking

A sex trafficking sting at this year's motorcycle rally in Sturgis, SD, leads to eight arrests. All eight men were charged with attempted enticement of a minor using the Internet.

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August 30, 2016

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The Power of the Lakota Way

Most members of the Oglala tribe have roots tracing back to the great Lakota chiefs: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, and others. Read part one of Julz' story here. Julz Rich is no exception to t...

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August 29, 2016

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Fighting for Freedom

Often life’s challenges render such despair that overcoming these hardships seems impossible. For Jerri, life has presented numerous obstacles; however, her struggles have empowered her to use her voi...

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August 25, 2016

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