Bonus Episode: A Visit to Pine Ridge Reservation

In this bonus episode, Nahanni Rous shares stories from a trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Nahanni visits a solar energy training center, a skateboarding competition, and the annual Oglala Nation powwow, and meets people who are trying to build a better future, both by innovating and by reclaiming tradition.

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Released August 19, 2024

Chief Henry and Gloria Red Cloud with Nahanni Rous and her family with the Red Cloud's dog Neighbor in front of a tipi and a solar array at Red Cloud Renewable, the solar energy training facility that Chief Henry founded in 1993 in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
Pine Ridge Reservation
The grand entry at a powwow on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Elias, left, and Nahanni's son, Omri, working on the new playground.
Kaye Charging naming Omri as skater of the day, in memory of her nephew, Andre.
Rob Runnels and Doreen Two Bulls, center, with members of Nahanni's family and Elias.
Doreen's daughter, Tenaya.