Tag Archives: Cheyenne River

Emergency Preparedness: A Community-based Response

By Rafael Tapia, Jr. | Published: December 13, 2016

In addition to “disaster” events, PWNA responds to smaller emergencies that are disruptive to local communities. Over the past decade, PWNA responded to more than 55 disasters impacting Native American communities, with our aid benefiting 620,000 people.

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Native Americans Giving Back: Chaske Spencer

By Kelly Gibson | Published: November 18, 2014

Inspiring a belief in a brighter future and shining a light on a path to change is no small undertaking but one Native American celebrity has taken it on:  Chaske Spencer. Lakota Sioux, Chaske Spencer (pronounced Chess-kay) was born in Oklahoma and grew up on reservations in Montana and Idaho. Breaking the mold by being […]

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President Obama Visits the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

By Helen Oliff | Published: June 10, 2014

President Obama and the First Lady will be visiting the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to meet with tribal leaders and Native youth about the poverty they face and to announced new initiatives related to tribal economies and education.

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“Diabetes is Not Our Way of Life”

By Helen Oliff | Published: October 16, 2012

The Native American youth struggle with diabetes and the Cheyenne River Youth Project as well as other groups are working hard to educate youth on diabetes.

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Poorest Counties in America: Ziebach, SD

By Laura Schad | Published: January 19, 2012

Ziebach County in South Dakota is not only the poorest county in America, but it is also still recovering from an ice storm that knocked out power almost 2 years ago.

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