November 22, 2019

Educational success for Native Americans in South Dakota sometimes found outside traditional schools

Author: Nick Lowrey

Editor's Note: This is the second in a series from South Dakota News Watch that examines the historical and current educational achievement gap between Native American and white students in South Dakota.
It’s hard not to notice the murals decorating downtown Eagle Butte.
Large, stylized letters spell out Lakota words and artworks that celebrate Native American culture are spread throughout the small, north-central South Dakota city. Most of the artwork exists thanks to the Cheyenne River Youth P