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November is Native American Heritage Month. This month was established to honor and recognize Native Americans as the first people of this nation and to celebrate both their cultural heritage and inte...

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    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...

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    November 6, 2019

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    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 ...

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    October 25, 2019

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    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...

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    October 4, 2019

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    Becoming Officer Lowe—Native Hope Fellow Joins the BIA Police Force

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    It takes a special person to choose a career in law enforcement. As the first responders for protection and justice, the expectation is high for an officer to be fair, discerning, and strong. But what...

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    September 13, 2019

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    The Trauma of Loss: Singing for Grief in “Watch Over Me”

    Talon Bazille Ducheneaux/ShootsTheEnemy
    In today's post, Talon Bazille Ducheneaux/ShootsTheEnemy, founder of Wonahun Was’te’ Records, shares about grief in Native American communities and how one special song came to life in the wake of a p...

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    September 6, 2019

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    Native Hope Leaders’ Society “Siouxper Elite” Peer to Peer Impact

    Native Hope
    Native Hope Leaders’ Society member Ramez wants to create a positive impact on his friends and classmates from his native community. That’s why Ramez volunteers his time to teach youth and families to...

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    August 21, 2019

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    Lose the Language, Lose the Culture

    Native Hope
    Imagine losing the ability to question, to state, to joke, to think. Language is the core of expression and offers a unique view of the world. It encompasses a history—the history of a people and thei...

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    August 1, 2019

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    Music Is Medicine: The Journey and Conception of Wonahun Was’te’ Records

    Talon Bazille Ducheneaux/ShootsTheEnemy
    Special thanks to Talon Bazille Ducheneaux/ShootsTheEnemy for sharing his story below. When I began my journey as a “hip hop artist” I honestly didn’t think it would take me anywhere. I was highly inf...

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    July 30, 2019

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    Summers on the Rez: Community through Baseball

    Native Hope
    Summertime comes with familiar sights, sounds, and smells. The feeling of the sun baking your skin. The fireworks on the Fourth of July. The thwack of bat on ball when you head to the local baseball g...

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    July 10, 2019

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