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Native American family: It takes a village

Delwin Fiddler, Jr

We have all heard it said that "It takes a Village to Raise a Child." I've been thinking about the true meaning behind these words. It is not about capability; it is about contribution. It takes many ...

March 11, 2021

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The birth of a mesa and a mountain

Orlando Skidmore

The idea was suddenly and unexpectedly born in 1995. I was living at my mother's house on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. Fresh out of high school and newly a father, my prospec...

February 25, 2021

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Education

Winter Count, then and now

Delwin Fiddler, Jr

In my ancestors' time, the Wanietu Iyawapi or Winter Count was how we recorded our history from "first snow winter to first snow winter." The Winter Count was the way we passed down our history from o...

February 21, 2021

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Education

A Simple HELLO Gives Hope

Native Hope

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...

February 12, 2021

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Education

Native American land and loss - Part 3

Native Hope with Trisha Burke

"The Dawes Act affects me every day," explains Peter Lengkeek, Tribal Chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (Hunkpati Oyate). Peter holds out his hand and continues, "Because of the Dawes Act, I own ...

February 8, 2021

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Education

Native American land and loss - Part 2

Native Hope with Trisha Burke

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." In the first installment of this series, I mention this notion regarding Native American Land and Loss. The age-old phrase still applies as we look at aspect...

January 3, 2021

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Education

An education journey and the need to go further

Dennis Metcalf

My reservation, the Crow Creek Indian Reservation, lies along the Missouri River in the middle of South Dakota, where long stretches of land move like waves. Riding in the car to and from Chamberlain ...

December 20, 2020

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Education

Native American land and loss

Native Hope with Trisha Burke

According to Google Maps, the United States of America is 3.797 million square miles (mi²). New England measures in around 46,000 mi² (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rh...

December 14, 2020

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Education

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

Native Hope

“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 ...

October 4, 2020

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