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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 [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Chief-StandingBear-OneState-OneBook.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/chief-standing-bears-legacy-civil-rights-leader-of-his-time-part1) ### [Chief Standing Bear's legacy, civil rights leader of his time - Part 1](https://blog.nativehope.org/chief-standing-bears-legacy-civil-rights-leader-of-his-time-part1) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) “I seem to be standing on a high bank of a great river, with my wife and little girl at my side. I cannot cross the river, and impassable cliffs arise behind me. I hear the noise of great waters; I lo... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/chief-standing-bears-legacy-civil-rights-leader-of-his-time-part1) September 22, 2020 | [10 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/chief-standing-bears-legacy-civil-rights-leader-of-his-time-part1#comments-listing) [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Native%20Hope%20Elk%201.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/native-american-animals-the-elk-a-protector-and-relative) ### [Native American Animals: the Elk, a Protector and Relative](https://blog.nativehope.org/native-american-animals-the-elk-a-protector-and-relative) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) Native American tribes hold the elk, wapiti (Shawnee and Cree) or Heȟáka (Lakota), in high esteem and consider him a relative—a relative who brings strength, endurance, and patience. Tribal Nations ea... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/native-american-animals-the-elk-a-protector-and-relative) July 19, 2020 | [10 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/native-american-animals-the-elk-a-protector-and-relative#comments-listing) [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Blog/camp_river.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/dakota-access-pipeline-update) ### [Dakota Access Pipeline Update](https://blog.nativehope.org/dakota-access-pipeline-update) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) “Mní Wiconí” (Water is Life) finds new breath. On July 6, 2020, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruled in favor of the Standing Rock... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/dakota-access-pipeline-update) July 17, 2020 | [8 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/dakota-access-pipeline-update#comments-listing) [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/AFP%20Photo_Kerem%20Yucel.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/destroying-bonds-between-tribal-communities-and-families) ### [\[COVID-19\] destroying bonds between tribal communities and families](https://blog.nativehope.org/destroying-bonds-between-tribal-communities-and-families) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) In a time when we say, “We’re all in this together,” those who are affected by COVID-19 don’t always feel that way. “There is a lot of fear and anxiety because everyone is shut in. Those who have it \[... 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[Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/fellowship-a-valued-connection) June 26, 2020 | [4 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/fellowship-a-valued-connection#comments-listing) [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) [![DeCory-Native-Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Blog/DeCory-Native-Hope.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/standing-in-the-eye-of-the-hurricane-learning-from-yvonne-tiny-decory) ### [Standing in the Eye of the Hurricane: Learning from Tiny DeCory](https://blog.nativehope.org/standing-in-the-eye-of-the-hurricane-learning-from-yvonne-tiny-decory) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) “Native American Youth Suicide Rates Are at Crisis Levels”—Huffington Post “Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Struggles with Suicides Among Its Young” —New York Times “Spate of Youth Suicides Shake Pine R... 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Like the turtle, each tribe’s cultural view of the bear varies; however, at the core, the bear represents authority, good medicine, courage, and strength. ... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/native-american-animals-bear-mato-is-a-gift-to-mother-earth-and-her-people) June 7, 2020 | [15 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/native-american-animals-bear-mato-is-a-gift-to-mother-earth-and-her-people#comments-listing) [Previous](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education/page/7) // [All posts](https://blog.nativehope.org/all) // [Next](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education/page/9) ## Our Healing Begins with Storytelling. 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