November 25, 2019
Educational success for S.D. Native Americans found outside traditional schools
Author: Ariana Fine
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 Project, a non-profit service organization providing after-school educational programs, job training and internships, wellness education and healthy meals to children on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservati