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When the coronavirus struck, it became clear to the staff at the Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation that they would have to use their expertise in community-building to help the Pine Ridge Reservation adjust. The non-profit usually tackles a broad range of issues, ranging from language revitalization to housing to education, to help the Oglala Lakota people thrive. Now Thunder Valley is drawing on their skills and connections to find resources for the reservation that is disproportionately affected by health and economic setbacks in South Dakota.
Guests:
DeCora Hawk (enrolled Standing Rock, and she is Lakota and HoChunk) – director of community engagement at Thunder Valley CDC
Kimberly Pelkofsky – director of design and planning at Thunder Valley CDC
Tatewin Means (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota/Oglala Lakota) – executive director of Thunder Valley
Break 1 music: Stomp Dance (song) George Hunter (artist) Haven (album)
Break 2 music: East Winging It (feat. Black Bear) (song) Cris Derksen (artist) Cris Derksen: Orchestral Powwow World
