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Glimmers of hope on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

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Author: 
Trymaine Lee
Year: 
2014

Glimmers of hope on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Glimmers of hope on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Glimmers of hope on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has become emblematic of rural poverty, neglect and the plight of struggling American Indians. But across the reservation, there are glimmers of hope and resistance against the monumental challenges the Lakota people face.

In the case of Alice Phelps and the Wounded Knee School, it means raising expectations and squeezing the most out of meager resources. For others it’s the simple yet provocative notion of going off to college and one day returning to the reservation to work. Or it’s a scrappy community-based group re-imagining the reservation’s infrastructure, with dreams of creating jobs and high-quality housing for residents. Others are planning an all-girls school or pushing for state charter school legislation that would give community folks the opportunity to run their own schools infused with tribal language and culture...

community development, cultural education, higher education, sustainable development
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Native Nations: 
Oglala Sioux Tribe
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News and Opinion
Topics: 
Civics, Economic and Community Development, Health and Social Services

Lee, Trymaine. "Glimmers of hope on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation." MSNBC. May 30, 2014. Article. (http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/pine-ridge-wounded-knee-hope, accessed Jun 2, 2014)

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