Flooding on the Yankton Sioux Reservation

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Mon, 12/16/2019 - 9:00am to 10:00pm

Old Moles Desiree Hellegers and Roben White, who is also a Lakota Cheyenne activist, speak with Yankton Sioux tribal member Shelly Saunsoci to get an update on conditions on the South Dakota reservation, which continues to be impacted by flooding and neglected by the state and federal government. For more see the recent article in the Guardian: “It’s Like the Third World.”

Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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