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Water does not reach all Americans with equity

Mni Wiconi translates to “Water is Life.” When called upon to think about something as essential yet basic as water, most don’t give its existence a second thought. Many people associate this life-sus...

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    Education and Youth Empowerment
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    Native Hope Leaders’ Society- The Importance of Support

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    Most Native youth don’t get the support they need from families or others, and some families don’t encourage their kids. The Pygmalion effect helps explain this: people tend to perform at the level th...

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    March 29, 2019

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    Building a Culture of Endurance: A Video Interview with Dirk Whitebreast

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    The day Dirk Whitebreast lost his sister was the last day he touched alcohol. A member of the Sac and Fox tribe (Meskwaki Nation), Whitebreast and his two sisters were raised by his grandmother and gr...

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    March 7, 2019

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    How Trauma Gets Passed Down Through Generations

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    There are doubts and conversations that play out often in the heads of those who suffer from psychological and emotional wounds. “Maybe I’m exaggerating. Why do I have to be so dramatic about what hap...

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    September 14, 2018

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    Rally Together: Bringing Dignity to Women

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    On a beautiful sunny, Sunday afternoon, along the shores of the Missouri River and the rolling hills of the plains, “Dignity” stands, casting her peaceful gaze across the waters, overlooking Interstat...

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    August 2, 2018

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    Be Indigenous Yoga Inspired: Haley's Healing Journey

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    Haley Laughter, the founder and CEO of Hozho Total Wellness, is on a mission to help Indigenous people heal through the conscious physical movements of yoga. Haley grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah  and...

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    June 7, 2018

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    Understanding Historical Trauma and Native Americans

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    Strength, courage, and resilience have always been a part of who we are as Native peoples. But many, many years ago, the Native way of life was disrupted and destroyed by European settlers. Native Ame...

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    May 25, 2018

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    May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

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    In March of this year, Native Hope Fellow, Yvonne “Tiny” DeCory, an activist and suicide prevention specialist, spoke on a panel at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. about the lack of m...

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    May 18, 2018

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    Education and Youth Empowerment
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    The Native American Identity Crisis and the Rise of Suicide

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    Our nation is a melting pot of ethnicity, culture, and belief systems from around the globe. We encourage each other’s differences and seek to embrace uniqueness and expressions of individuality. Howe...

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    February 1, 2018

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    A Spark—Alexus Little

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    “I’m doing something. You can do something. Be a light for everyone else around you,” encourages Alexus Little, a member of the Cherokee nation who lives on the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe reservation in ...

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    January 5, 2018

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