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Last week, we hosted a “Nagi Circle” in which tribal members, and those from communities living off the reservations, gathered at the request of an elder from Pine Ridge to honor and support a brave young Lakota boy. As violence erupted in his community, this eight-year-old boy had the courage to shepherd the younger children into a bathroom, hide them in a bathtub and cover them with a blanket while chaos swirled all around them.
Guests and participants in the circle last week were invited to support the boy through words of encouragement, prayers and offers of tangible help. The Tipi Raisers and tribal members who collaborated to support this youngster will remain steadfast in our commitment to standing with him – and with the others to whom we have pledged help. We will do so having learned the following lessons, after well over a decade of working with our partners and friends the Pine Ridge reservation:
- Dave
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