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    A Simple HELLO Gives Hope

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    What does changing the course of someone’s life look like? Is it possible that a simple gesture, a smile, a note, a hello can stop someone from taking his or her life? According to those who have eith...

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    February 12, 2021

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    Hope Report: January 2021

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    Working hand-in-hand to help those in need during this pandemic is an honor. Each week we visit with our contacts, tribal employees and program directors, to determine the needs of the children, elder...

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    February 5, 2021

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    December Hope Report

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    Giving fills the heart with warmth. This holiday season, Native Hope experienced the immense generosity of our supporters and partners. Their joy of giving allowed us to provide toys, food, clothing, ...

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    January 7, 2021

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    Holiday Hope Report

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    Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever. -Roy T. Bennett The COVID-19 storm wages on. Relatives, on and off reservations, are battling the virus in high numbers—many need s...

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    December 6, 2020

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    September Hope Report

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    All relatives living on Unci Maka (Grandmother Earth) continue to endure the effects of COVID-19. On reservations, many do so on slim resources. We continue to assist those in need with groceries, cle...

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    October 11, 2020

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    Chief Standing Bear's legacy, civil rights leader of his time - Part 3

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    “That hand is not the color of yours, but if I prick it, the blood will flow, and I shall feel pain. The blood is of the same color as yours. God made me, and I am a man." -Chief Standing Bear, Ponca ...

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    October 4, 2020

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    Chief Standing Bear's legacy, civil rights leader of his time - Part 2

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    "At last, I see a rift in the rocks. A little way beyond, there are green prairies. The swift-running water, the Niobrara, pours down between the green hills. There are the graves of my fathers…" - Ch...

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    September 29, 2020

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    Chief Standing Bear's legacy, civil rights leader of his time - Part 1

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    “I seem to be standing on a high bank of a great river, with my wife and little girl at my side. I cannot cross the river, and impassable cliffs arise behind me. I hear the noise of great waters; I lo...

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    September 22, 2020

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    August Hope Report

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    Along with the heat, August delivered several opportunities to support our relatives on local reservations and in schools. While COVID-19 has altered many of the typical August festivities around the ...

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    September 15, 2020

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