The Lakota Nation and the Legacy of American Colonization
Annie Coombs and Zoë Malliaros introduce the Lakota nation and communities of the Cheyenne River Reservation.
Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota
Today we identified herbs in our backyard of hinhan wakpa' for harvesting, a photograph by Dawnee LeBeau
Introduction
Features
Cheyenne River Surface Ownership
Annie Coombs and Zoë Malliaros map the complicated history of surface land ownership on the reservation and its inequitable consequences.
Environment
Boarding Schools and the Cultural Genocide of the Lakota People
Cultural Preservation Officer Dana Dupris shares his upbringing and the effects of historic trauma on the tribe.
Health
Developing a Healthy Economy | Cheyenne River
Four Bands Community Fund’s Lakota Vogel offers an overview of the economic landscape of the reservation and the spatial challenges of rural development.
Work & Economy
Without Water, There Is No Growth | Cheyenne River
Lacy Maher from the Mni Wašté Water Company explains how a decade-long water shortage hindered economic growth and stopped housing development.
Infrastructure
Water Has a Spirit, Just Like Everything Else That the Creator Has Made | Cheyenne River
Tribal Councilperson Bob Walters speaks about the historical significance of water and its role in Lakota culture and spirituality.
Infrastructure
A Strong Strategy of Housing Development | Cheyenne River
Sharon Vogel of the Cheyenne River Housing Authority considers development in the context of geographic isolation and its associated infrastructural challenges.
Infrastructure
Bre'ly's Journey through Childhood Cancer
Photographer Samantha Herrald’s photo essay brings us into her family's experience navigating the healthcare system to find treatment for her daughter’s rare cancer.
Health
Lakota Youth and the Challenges They Face
Carol Mann looks back on her years as a youth educator on the reservation.
Health
Sioux YMCA | Cheyenne River
Andrew Corley describes the Sioux YMCA’s work in the community.
Health
Activism through Education and Nutrition
Community organizer Marcella Gilbert reflects on her family history of activist education and how the reintroduction of traditional Lakota foods empowers her community to improve physical and spiritual health.
Health
Thunder Valley CDC: Liberation through Language, Lifeways, and Spirituality | Pine Ridge
Tatewin Means and Kimberly Pelkofsky discuss Thunder Valley’s whole-community approach in creating different pathways to liberation and healing.
Environment
Pow Wows: A Celebration of One Year, Happiness, Guidance, and Protection | Cheyenne River
Lakota Elder Ben Elk Eagle speaks about the historical significance of pow wows and how traditions have changed.
Public Space
A Lasting Effect of Colonization: Detachment from the Built Environment | Pine Ridge
Architect Tammy Eagle Bull addresses how colonization has disrupted the traditional holistic relationship between the Lakota community and their environment.
Public Space
Events
January 13, 2021
Understanding the Past/Documenting the Present/Imagining the Future
Event
Understanding the Past/Documenting the Present/Imagining the Future
An introduction to the League’s American Roundtable project.
January 13, 2021
March 24, 2021
American Roundtable: The Lakota Nation and the Legacy of American Colonization, Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota
Event
The Lakota Nation and the Legacy of American Colonization, Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota
Editors Annie Coombs and Zoë Malliaros, and report contributors Dawnee LeBeau, Tatewin Means, Kimberly Pelkofsky, Lakota Vogel, and Sharon Vogel present the report The Lakota Nation and the Legacy of American Colonization and discuss key themes and findings.
March 24, 2021
More about this Report
Editors: Annie Coombs and Zoë Malliaros
Contributors: Annie Coombs, Andrew Corley, Dana Dupris, Tammy Eagle Bull, Ben Elk Eagle, Misha Friedman, Marcella Gilbert, Samantha Herrald, Dawnee LeBeau, Lacy Maher, Zoë Malliaros, Carol Mann, Tatewin Means, Kimberly Pelkofsky, Jessie Story, Lakota Vogel, Sharon Vogel, and Bob Walters
Q&A: Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota
An interview with report editors Annie Coombs and Zoë Malliaros.
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