If your loved one came home with a cut on his finger, you would know where to put the Band-Aid. If he had an upset stomach, you would give him an antacid. What do you do for someone who is heartbroken, enraged, guilt ridden, furious, or frustrated? Where do you
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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger February 29, 2020
Pictured demonstrating at the South Dakota State Capitol on Feb. 18 are pipeline resisters from Cheyenne River, Lower Brule and other Sioux tribes. (Photo courtesy Indigenous Rising Media) PINE RIDGE – the Oglala Sioux Tribe Finance Committee delayed action until Feb. 27 on a $50,000 “propane donation” check from the
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Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs from left, Rob Alfred, John Ridsdale and Antoinette Austin, who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline, take part in a rally in Smithers, B.C., on Jan. 10. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press) EAGLE BUTTE – Across the line known as the US/Canadian border our Wetsuweten relatives have been engaging
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Emotions are a survival response and cause the human body to trigger the “fight or flight” response. This is a hardwired reaction, in which the body gets literally ready to attack or to flee. Many people label feelings (fear, anger, sadness) as bad or negative states and others (joy, excitement)
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Attendants enjoy a buffalo dinner at the close of the Lakota Food Summit on Thursday, February 20. (Photo courtesy Diane Amiotte-Seidel) RAPID CITY – After Alex White Plumes talk about hemp on Thursday, February 20, the Lakota Food Summit went into its end of day remarks, closing prayer, and a
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Cynthia Ackers calls the police and blocks West River Housing Coalition members from leaving while canvasing in Countryside Estates. (Photo courtesy Sarah Stout) RAPID CITY – When a problem arises the best way to solve it is to take it head on. One Rapid City advocacy group hosted a listening
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Eric True Blood, Oglala Lakota, and his two daughters, Favel (left) and Averie ( right). (Photo courtesy True Blood family) Part One of a series SHERIDAN, Wyo. – Eric True Blood, Oglala Lakota from Sheridan, Wyoming, does not consider himself a hero. But many other people, such as this writer,
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With her daughter Marcella Gilbert, Madonna Thunderhawk holds Best Documentary Feature trophy, presented for their independent movie “Warrior Women,” made in Lakota Territory about the legacy of the Red Power movement. (Photo by Talli Nauman) RAPID CITY – The cast and crew of the movie “Warrior Women” used their most
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We may feel like we are being helpful by preventing our loved ones from struggling, but we are not allowing them to learn how to effectively manage adversity. To some of us, happiness is useless. Happiness is “easy.” It does not prove that we are “tough,” that we can “take
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Homicide remains a leading cause of death for indigenous women and girls, who want community support for better law and order. (Photo courtesy/ Linda Boyle) RAPID CITY – The Black Hills Red Ribbon Skirt Society celebrated Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14 with public events here in remembrance of murdered and
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