Monthly Archives: January 2018

January 28, 2018 Vi Waln Our local schools are in the midst of winter sports season. Basketball teams are busy with their daily practice routines. When teams aren’t in training, they are on a bus traveling to play games against the other schools listed on their schedules. School sports is a time for our studentsContinue reading “Your Anger Will Embarrass Your Child(ren)”

January 22, 2018 Vi Waln January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.  Many tend to believe these crimes don’t apply to us because we live on isolated Indian reservations. The truth is our people are just as vulnerable to victimization as anyone else.   This past weekend there were countless women’s marches acrossContinue reading “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women #MMIW”

January 15, 2018 Vi Waln   Lakota people have survived generations of historical trauma. Some seek professional help to overcome destructive behavior. There are also many Lakota people healing their inner trauma through ceremony.   However, there are many others still self-medicating with drugs and alcohol. Other Lakota people engage in immature or inappropriate behaviorContinue reading “Our Children Deserve to be Exposed to Healthy Adults”

January 2, 2018 By Vi Waln The resilience of our ancestors is found in our youth. It was emotional to watch the video of Sophie Brings Plenty running on a snow packed road, carrying an eagle feather staff in the Wounded Knee Survivors Run. Indigenous young people were also a part of the Dakota 38+2Continue reading “Our Ancestors Live In Our Youth”