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.
Today we identified herbs in our backyard of hinhan wakpa' for harvesting, a photograph by Dawnee LeBeau
Annie Coombs and Zoë Malliaros introduce the Lakota nation and communities of the Cheyenne River Reservation.
Annie Coombs and Zoë Malliaros map the complicated history of surface land ownership on the reservation and it’s inequitable consequences.
Cultural Preservation Officer Dana Dupris shares his upbringing and the effects of historic trauma on the tribe.
Four Bands Community Fund’s Lakota Vogel offers an overview of the economic landscape of the reservation and the spatial challenges of rural development.
Lacy Maher from the Mni Wašté Water Company explains how a decade-long water shortage hindered economic growth and stopped housing development.
Sharon Vogel of the Cheyenne River Housing Authority considers development in the context of geographic isolation and its associated infrastructural challenges.
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.
Carol Mann looks back on her years as a youth educator on the reservation.
Andrew Corley describes the Sioux YMCA’s work in the community.
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.
Tatewin Means and Kimberly Pelkofsky discuss Thunder Valley’s whole-community approach in creating different pathways to liberation and healing.
Lakota Elder Ben Elk Eagle speaks about the historical significance of pow wows and how traditions have changed.
Architect Tammy Eagle Bull addresses how colonization has disrupted the traditional holistic relationship between the Lakota community and their environment.
An introduction to the League’s American Roundtable project.
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, and Sharon Vogel
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