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    January: In the Field with Native Hope

    Native Hope
    In addition to sponsoring J. Dakotah, sex trafficking survivor, for 5 local audiences, Native Hope donor funds new van for patients in need.

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    February 6, 2020

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    Live to Tell Podcast Seeks to Address Topics Kept in the Margins

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    While January is coming to a close, we cannot forget that each day Indigenous women and children are disappearing at alarming rates. Prevention is key and the best prevention is awareness. If you see ...

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    January 30, 2020

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    Building Strong Women

    Joanne Lewis
    Communality, it is a word borrowed from our Indigenous relatives of the South. It is defined as “the state or condition of being communal. A feeling or spirit of cooperation and belonging arising from...

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    January 28, 2020

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    A Victim of Sex Trafficking Speaks at Local Events

    Native Hope
    J.Dakotah, a survivor, believes in the power of healing through sharing her experience in order to prevent others from the abuse she suffered. January is National Human Trafficking Prevention month. I...

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    January 22, 2020

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    Health and Wellness

    Living to Tell: A Sex Trafficking Victim's Account

    Native Hope
    While this article was originally written and published in 2016, its contents are still relevant, today. In fact, according to Business Insider, "Since 2007, more than 49,000 cases of human traffickin...

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    January 9, 2020

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    Education
    Running Dakota 38-1

    On December 26, 1862, 38 Dakota men publicly executed in Mankato, MN

    Alexis Estes
    After Native Hope team member ran the Dakota 38 Memorial Run in December 2018, she wrote this post. Earlier this month, we shared a post about this year's (2019) Memorial Ride, so we thought it import...

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    December 26, 2019

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    Changing Culture through Community Engagement

    Native Hope
    This week's blog shares updates from members of the Native Hope team about the ways we have been working in local communities to engage young people in Native culture and bring awareness to the beauty...

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    December 13, 2019

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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...

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    December 11, 2019

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    Understanding the Realities of Reservation Life

    Native Hope
    *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...

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    November 21, 2019

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