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Annual Ride Honors the Dakota 38 and Brings Healing from Trauma

Native Hope

As I write this, it is 7 degrees and windy outside. I am thinking about the relatives of the Hunkpati Oyate (Crow Creek Indian Reservation)—those who endured the bitter cold winds of Mankato, Minnesot...

December 11, 2019

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Community Outreach

Understanding the Realities of Reservation Life

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*The name of this individual has been changed to protect identity. Michael* a transfer student from a neighboring tribal school, made his way to his desk—hoodie masking his drained eyes, body dragging...

November 21, 2019

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Education

I Grew Up with Native Stereotypes. Here's Why I Changed My Mind.

Audreyanna Martin

Today's blog is a guest post written by Audreyanna Martin, a college student. We hope you find her powerful reflection on stereotypes and Native identity thought-provoking. I grew up in a small town a...

November 15, 2019

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Red Sand, New Van, and the Power of Positivity

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The creativity and hopefulness among our community members is a constant source of inspiration for our work at Native Hope. In spite of adversity, there are people who wake up each day ready to fight ...

November 8, 2019

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Community Outreach

Hand Games to Halloween: Busy October for Native Hope

Native Hope

October brought multiple opportunities to provide hope in action to our local schools and communities. We also continued our work on the baseball field of dreams with the Crow Creek District of the Cr...

November 6, 2019

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Community Outreach

A New Way to Support Native Hope

Native Hope

We are launching a peer-to-peer fundraising program! Many of you are already passionate donors and supporters. We want to maximize your impact in Indian Country, so we have created more opportunities ...

October 25, 2019

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Community Outreach

Powwows and Hand Sanitizer: Native Hope Meets Needs in Indian Country

Native Hope

As we move into fall, Native Hope has been hard at work on projects in our local South Dakota community. In addition to our recent successful campaign to raise money for a baseball field for Native ch...

October 4, 2019

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Community Outreach

Book Donations Make a Difference for Native Children

Native Hope

In August, the Avera Health Employee Engagement Team of Sioux Falls filtered a book drive through Native Hope. Avera Health Employees donate books each summer, and the engagement team finds a partner ...

September 27, 2019

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Community Outreach

Nikki and the Wolfpack Face Discrimination with Pride

Joanne Lewis

One of our first Native Hope Fellows, Nikki Lowe of the Chickasaw Nation, continues to make small strides within her community that make a difference for Native youth. Currently residing in Albuquerqu...

September 20, 2019

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Annual Ride Honors the Dakota 38 and Brings Healing from Trauma

Understanding the Realities of Reservation Life

I Grew Up with Native Stereotypes. Here's Why I Changed My Mind.

Red Sand, New Van, and the Power of Positivity

Hand Games to Halloween: Busy October for Native Hope

A New Way to Support Native Hope

Powwows and Hand Sanitizer: Native Hope Meets Needs in Indian Country

Book Donations Make a Difference for Native Children

Nikki and the Wolfpack Face Discrimination with Pride

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