Christina Rose

Challenges and Solutions to Keeping the Lakota Language Alive

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Indian Country Today
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“There is more to an immersion school than simply bringing in elders and having them teach the children,” said Sunshine Carlow, education manager of Lakȟól'iyapi Wahóȟpi, the Lakota Nest Immersion School on the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota...

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Rose, Christina. "Challenges and Solutions to Keeping the Lakota Language Alive." Indian Country Today. March 3, 2015. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/challenges-and-solutions-to-keeping-the-lakota-language-alive, accessed March 22, 2023)

Police Protection in CT Increases: Tribes Can Now Arrest Non-Natives

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On Friday, August 1, 27 members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police received the power to arrest non-Natives on tribal land. “Up until now they could only hold and detain non-tribal members until the state police could come and make the arrest,” William Satti, director of public affairs for the Mashantucket Pequot Nation, said at a swearing-in ceremony heralding the event...

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Rose, Christina. "Police Protection in CT Increases: Tribes Can Now Arrest Non-Natives." USET. August 5, 2014. Article. (https://www.usetinc.org/news/police-protection-in-ct-increases-tribes-can-...), accessed August 21, 2014)

Sleeping Language Waking Up Thanks to Wampanoag Reclamation Project

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Indian Country Today
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It’s been more than 300 years since Wampanoag was the primary spoken language in Cape Cod. But, if Wampanoag tribal members keep their current pace, that may not be true for much longer.

Tribal members have been signing up for classes with the Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project while families and students have been attending summer language camps. Now plans are underway for the Wampanoag Language Public Charter School, expected to open in August 2015 to serve kindergarten through third grade...

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Rose, Christina. "Sleeping Language Waking Up Thanks to Wampanoag Reclamation Project." Indian Country Today Media Network. February 25, 2014. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/sleeping-language-waking-up-thanks-to-wampanoag-reclamation-project, accessed November 13, 2023)

Empowering Parents Brings Community Change in Wind River

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If you are a parent who has ever thought, “What can I do?” or “I am just a parent,” Clarisse Harris, Northern Paiute, has a program that might interest you. On the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, the Parent Leadership Training Institute is arming parents with the tools to bring changes within the schools and communities...

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Rose, Christina. "Empowering Parents Brings Community Change in Wind River." Indian Country Today. January 27, 2014. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/empowering-parents-brings-community-change-in-wind-river, accessed April 11, 2023)

Addressing the crisis in the Lakota language

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With only 2 to 5 percent of children currently speaking Lakota, Thomas Short Bull, president of the Oglala Lakota College, said the time has come to raise the alarm.

As the day begins at the Lakota Language Immersion School, a young boy passes an abalone bowl of sage to each child sitting on the floor in a circle. Children from kindergarten through third grade gather for the morning ceremony with prayers, songs, and a short discussion of things to know and remember...

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Rose, Christina. "Addressing the crisis in the Lakota language." Native Sun News. April 26, 2013. Article. (http://www.indianz.com/News/2013/009473.asp, accessed February 28, 2023)

Credit union opens new doors at Pine Ridge

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Indianz.com
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In only nine weeks since it opened, the Lakota Federal Credit Union has attracted 317 members, and $1.2 million in deposits. “We have already approved $100,000 in loans, and that has been by word of mouth. It’s been huge,” Tawney Brunsch, executive director for the Lakota Funds, announced. Brunsch said that she saw the need for a credit union almost as soon as she started at Lakota Funds. “I was surprised by the loan payments coming in as cash, and a big chunk of them were, because there were no other banks on the rez.” Without a reservation-based bank, people were forced into taking predatory loans through car title lenders and pay day loans that charged exorbitant rates. Brunsch said that most people in Pine Ridge were not brought up with banking and were unaware of the cheaper options available to them...

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Rose, Christina. "Credit union opens new doors at Pine Ridge." Native Sun News. February 18, 2013. (http://www.indianz.com/News/2013/008565.asp, accessed April 3, 2023)

Elderly Protection Teams Work to Stop Abuse

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Indian Country Today
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While more than 30 tribal governments across the country have implemented elder abuse codes, some Indian communities and concerned citizens have taken a more proactive role to ensure these laws are enforced. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council started the first Elderly Protection Team in Indian country 25 years ago...

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Rose, Christina. "Elderly Protection Teams Work to Stop Abuse." Indian Country Today. January 10, 2013. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/elderly-protection-teams-work-to-stop-abuse, accessed April 22, 2023)