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Compassion, empathy, and what practitioners call ‘assertive communication’ are among the ways young people connect with each other through peer counseling. It involves learning a set of skills to recognize when people around you might need emotional help. The practice is producing results in Pine Ridge’s Little Wound School in South Dakota. We’ll hear from guidance counselors and others about what peer counseling is and how Native youth are using it to help each other.
Mentioned on the show: Native Hope 3 Day Conference
Guests:
Dr. Clayton Small (Northern Cheyenne) – CEO of Native Pride
Edwina Brown Bull (Oglala Lakota) – co-director of Project Aware
Bim Pourier (Oglala Lakota) – co-director of Project Aware
Lance Christensen (Oglala Lakota / Cheyenne River Sioux) – sophomore at Little Wound School, student athlete in basketball, golf and cross country
Hawkeye Montileaux (Oglala Lakota) – cultural advisor for the Little Wound School
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Break 2 Music: You Don’t Know (song) RiverFlowz (artist) RiverFlowz Rural Recordings Atauciq (album)
