Montag, 14. Mai 2007

New women and children's shelter opens on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Rapid City Journal - 14.05.07

A new shelter has opened on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to help victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse, replacing one that opened 10 years ago.

The 7,800-square-foot building cost $1.25 million and can house up to 36 women and children. It also has offices for administration and counseling services.

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Notes from Indian Country: My Message to Lakota Graduates of 2007

The Huffington Post - 14.05.07

"Reading, riting and rithmatic, taught to the tune of a hickory stick," probably says more about early America than most of us dare to remember.

It was not uncommon for teachers to have a hickory stick or a ping-pong paddle within easy reach and to use these tools to punish unruly children.

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