Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

I am from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Growing up on the reservation is hard because it is very poverty stricken and the mood here is not a happy one. As a child, I was partially raised by my grandmother who was a wonderful teacher to myself, and many other relatives. Growing up in her house is a big part of why I would like to teach. In her home, there were always children and she made it a big deal for us to do educational activities. If we weren’t watching something educational

In this video we get an inside of the pine ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota. We get the opinions of the reservation of what the government is doing to help this Native Americans with the suicidal rates. The person being interviewed is Pastor Leon 'Blunt Horn' Mathews former member of the pine ridge reservation. He is credible because he has lived in this reservation his whole life and has witnessed multiple suicides. He also have worked with those who wanted to commit suicide. This information

to this new land an entire nation of Native American Indians were introduced to a product that has affected them more negatively than any other to date, and continues to suffer from today and probably well into the future. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is located in the southwest corner of South Dakota bordering Nebraska. Pine Ridge is home to the Oglala

originated in the late 1800’s, this dance was a spiritual movement performed by Native Americans on reservations who were in search of hope in a time of need; however the results weren’t what they expected. II. Body 1.) What is the Ghost Dance? A.) The ghost dance was originated by a Northern Paiute Indian named Wovoka (Jack Wilson in English), who insisted they were sent to earth to prepare Indians for their salvation. This movement began with a dream Wovoka had during a solar eclipse on the night

the different perspectives of the world is when I participated in the study abroad program in South Dakota to study the Native American Culture. We lodged at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (Lakota: Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke), which is the home of the Oglala Lakota Native Americans.     When we arrived at the Oglala Lakota Native American reservation, I sensed an immediate culture shock by being exposed to an almost deserted town with few people, old buildings and small local stores. Everyone knew each other

they are passionate about. During the summer of my eighth grade year, I embarked on a mission trip to South Dakota along with 25 other individuals. The purpose of this trip was to spread the love of Jesus Christ with the people of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation that may not know who He is. Despite the differences and challenges, the reward at the end of the trip made it all worth it. Even though the group I was a part of had the same goal in mind throughout the entire trip, there were many differences

information on the 1975 FBI shooting at Pine Ridge and on Native American/American Indian myths and legends. In the films Incident at Oglala and Murder on a Reservation, I learned a great deal about the 1975 FBI shooting at Pine Ridge and have developed my own opinion about the incident. I learned that on June 26, 1975 two FBI agents, Ronald Williams and Jack Coler, followed a red pick-up truck onto the Jumping Bull Ranch. They were out on the reservation to serve a warrant, but they were in unmarked

counties with Native American reservations have some of the highest income inequality in the state of South Dakota. A Gini index shows that there is a large gap between the state’s median and the income that the Indians on the reservations receive. This is a problem in all of the U.S. Growth becomes more fragile when the gap is as high as the United State’s. This also causes a less stable economic expansion. The number of youth suicides on the Pine ridge reservations are increasing dramatically

their lives. The income generates health care programs, schools, hospitals, and housing. Efforts have been made to control beer sales that have been controversial. The prohibition of alcohol leads to bootlegging and other illegal activities. Pine Ridge continues to debate and vote on whether legalization or prohibition of alcohol is the best answer to their problem. Whatever decision that the tribal members make needs

The Canadian government had no choice but to allow him to be extradited. If Leonard Peltier had anything good going for him, it was that he was in the land of the free; the home where everyone is innocent until proven guilty, unless you’re an Indian. Peltier was eventually placed in Oakalla Prison on the same floor as death row inmates. He was purposely placed in a cell between two inmates who were scheduled for execution the next day. He figured they did this so he can see what it was going