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Pine Ridge Reservation 
Wed Mar 03, 2010 at 11:17:54 AM PST
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This diary was inspired by the recommended diary Suicide State Of Emergency On Pine Ridge Reservation by Winter Rabbit.
Permission granted to post the following in its entirety:
The Arrogance of Ignorance:
Hidden Away, Out of Sight and Out of Mind
Regarding life, conditions, and hope on the Pine Ridge Oglala Lakota (Sioux) Reservation of South Dakota
This is an article of facts about the lives of modern-day American Indians, a topic most mainstream American news organizations will not discuss. It is not a plea for charity. It is not a promotion for non-profit organizations. It is not aimed for pity. It is not even an effort to detail cause and effect. It is, however, an effort to dispel ignorance.... a massive, pervasive, societal ignorance filled with illusions and caricatures which, ultimately, serve only to corrupt the intelligence and decent intent of the average mainstream citizen. Only through knowledge and understanding can solutions be found. But facts must be known first. Then, it is the reader's choice what to do with those facts.
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Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 15:07:39 PM PST
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Thanks to navajo and a robust crew of volunteers and diarists, the snow emergency on the Indian Reservations in the Dakotas found its way to the TV (thanks, Keith!) and more donations have started to flow. (Navajo's excellent compilation of donation contact info and links here.) My intention is to add a little background to the story, because it's annoying as all get-out that this has ever become a situation for charity.
In the early days of the United States, Indian Affairs was an agency under the War (later Defense) Department. Not unlike the private contractors in Iraq, the Indian agents in the field typically did much better than the people they were charged with protecting and assisting. Often much better.
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 14:28:01 PM PDT
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Via Deoliver47 on Daily Kos, Native Times is reporting that Billy Mills, a Lakota Sioux Olympic gold medalist born and raised on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation came out today in support of Barack Obama -- all the more notable because Mills is a Republican:
Mills, who won the 1964 Olympic gold in the 10,000-meter run in one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history, said that he was a lifelong Republican, but that he had been inspired by Obama's track record of uniting Americans from all walks of life. He also noted Obama's background as the son of a single, working mom and his youth in Hawaii and Indonesia as predictive of his ability to understand and work for people in underserved communities.
Mills rose to prominence at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo where he came in as a virtual unknown and stunned the world by surging forward from third place in the final lap to capture the gold medal. He has since been inducted into the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
The 1983 film "Running Brave" starred Robby Benson as a young Mills.
Mills concluded his endorsement by saying, "Barack Obama is the right choice for Indian Country and all of South Dakota."
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