--- title: Native Hope Blog | Education (10) description: Education | Native Hope, as the name suggests, believes that hope is at the foundation of real change. Hope opens the door to possibility and dreams. If we are going to see changes in the culture, it’s going to start with hope. Read these stories of hope in our blog. 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But writer and craftsman Joseph Marshall III has always seen the bow and arrow as a source of spiritual guidance. In Lakota c... [READ MORE](https://blog.nativehope.org/connection-and-empowerment-through-the-teachings-of-the-bow-and-arrow) ### TOPICS - [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) - [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) - [Health and Wellness](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/health-and-wellness) - [Victim Support](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/victim-support) VIEW ALL ### Popular Posts ## Topic: Education [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/team%202.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/basketball-a-sense-of-inner-peace-and-purpose) ### [Does basketball provide a sense of inner peace and purpose?](https://blog.nativehope.org/basketball-a-sense-of-inner-peace-and-purpose) [Brandon Ecoffey](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/brandon-ecoffey) It never took much effort to find a game of basketball on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. If the weather was decent, all you needed was a ball and a hoop. When the sound of the ball slapping the pa... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/basketball-a-sense-of-inner-peace-and-purpose) March 13, 2020 | [2 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/basketball-a-sense-of-inner-peace-and-purpose#comments-listing) [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![Paws](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/GiveHopeShareLove%20Deliveries-2.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/ghsl2020) ### [Making a Difference with a Message of Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/ghsl2020) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) Today, we celebrate love, caring, and compassion for others. Thank you for sharing messages with people who need your support. [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/ghsl2020) February 15, 2020 | [3 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/ghsl2020#comments-listing) [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/If%20everyone%20took%20just%20one%20moment%20to%20Give%20Hope%20and%20Share%20Love%20our%20world%20would%20be%20a%20different%20place-2.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/focusingonlove) ### [Organizations focus on giving hope and sharing love for Valentine's Day](https://blog.nativehope.org/focusingonlove) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) February reminds us of love, support, and caring for one another. It also reminds us that there are so many people in the world who are hurting. We would like to highlight two other organizations doin... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/focusingonlove) February 13, 2020 | [3 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/focusingonlove#comments-listing) [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Untitled-1.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/in-the-field-with-native-hope-october-0) ### [January: In the Field with Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/in-the-field-with-native-hope-october-0) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/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. [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/in-the-field-with-native-hope-october-0) February 6, 2020 | [4 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/in-the-field-with-native-hope-october-0#comments-listing) [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-01-28%20at%205.29.31%20PM.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/live-to-tell-podcast-seeks-to-address-topics-kept-in-the-margins) ### [Live to Tell Podcast Seeks to Address Topics Kept in the Margins](https://blog.nativehope.org/live-to-tell-podcast-seeks-to-address-topics-kept-in-the-margins) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) We cannot forget that each day Indigenous women and children are disappearing at alarming rates. Prevention is key and the best prevention is awareness. [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/live-to-tell-podcast-seeks-to-address-topics-kept-in-the-margins) January 30, 2020 | [3 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/live-to-tell-podcast-seeks-to-address-topics-kept-in-the-margins#comments-listing) [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![ThreeSisters](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/MMIW3sisters.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/building-strong-women) ### [Building Strong Women](https://blog.nativehope.org/building-strong-women) [Joanne Lewis](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/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... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/building-strong-women) January 28, 2020 | [4 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/building-strong-women#comments-listing) [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![J.Dakotah](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/J.Dakotah.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/victim-of-sex-trafficking-speaks-locally) ### [A Victim of Sex Trafficking Speaks at Local Events](https://blog.nativehope.org/victim-of-sex-trafficking-speaks-locally) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/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... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/victim-of-sex-trafficking-speaks-locally) January 22, 2020 | [3 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/victim-of-sex-trafficking-speaks-locally#comments-listing) [Health and Wellness](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/health-and-wellness) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/social-suggested-images/Dennis-002.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/living-to-tell) ### [Living to Tell: A Sex Trafficking Victim's Account](https://blog.nativehope.org/living-to-tell) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/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... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/living-to-tell) January 9, 2020 | [5 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/living-to-tell#comments-listing) [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![Running Dakota 38-1](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Blog/Running%20Dakota%2038-1.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/the-untold-story-living-the-dakota-38-memorial-0) ### [On December 26, 1862, 38 Dakota men publicly executed in Mankato, MN](https://blog.nativehope.org/the-untold-story-living-the-dakota-38-memorial-0) [Alexis Estes](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/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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