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News and Updates South Dakota

The Rosebud Reservation’s Fight Against COVID-19

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As it is with American Indian tribes throughout the nation, the Lakota people on the Rosebud Reservation of South Dakota are fighting to prevent a COVID-19 health crisis. While they employed highway checkpoints for a short time to control outside traffic into their communities, they now rely on tribal members’ cooperation with standard prevention practices […]

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June 21, 2020/by Global Volunteers
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Group Volunteering, Service-Learning South Dakota

Pharmacy Student Volunteer Group Discovers the Reservation

A student volunteer group from the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College discovered their week of service on the Rosebud Reservation of South Dakota really does make a difference. Learn from their experience here! Just one week. Would that be enough time to truly have even a little impact on people’s lives […]

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September 18, 2019/by Millie Pinakoulaki
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News and Updates, Volunteer Voices South Dakota

Volunteer Team Reflects on a Journey of Discovery with the Lakota People

On the plains of South Dakota, a summer Global Volunteers service team worked one-on-one with the Sicangu Rosebud Sioux people, helping to improve the community’s welfare while gaining unique, non-tourist insights on the history, culture, and struggles of the Lakota Nation. Follow their day-by-day journey of discovery here. Welcome to the Reservation! Welcome to the […]

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June 3, 2019/by Millie Pinakoulaki
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Development Impact South Dakota

“This is What Hope Looks Like on the Reservation.”

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The Rosebud reservation in South Dakota is one of poorest communities in the U.S. Our community partners in the reservation share their perspectives on the reality and needs of the community as well as ways to overcome these challenges. This is the story of their work to support the people of the Rosebud reservation and […]

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May 5, 2019/by Michele Gran
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Family Volunteering Greece, Poland, South Dakota

Summer Service Programs for Kids

One International Truth About Children One thing that unites children the world over is their love of new experiences. On their journey to adulthood, kids learn life’s lessons through daily interactions with the people who surround them.  It’s where trust, generosity, strength, love, curiosity, and insight are formed.  Our community partners invite us each year […]

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January 31, 2019/by Michele Gran
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Family Volunteering, Volunteer Voices South Dakota

New York Mother and Daughter Thrive as Volunteers on South Dakota Reservation

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Lisa Godek and her 13-year-old daughter, Chloe Fargo, are committed to helping others outside of work and school. Their latest service trip was a week on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where they lent a hand to the native Lakota people through everyday tasks and a children’s fair. Here Lisa and Chloe reflect […]

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November 26, 2018/by Millie Pinakoulaki
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Volunteer Voices South Dakota

Learning About Lakota Culture as a Global Volunteer

Lakota culture on Rosebud reservation

Rosebud Reservation volunteers share their team journal about Lakota culture on a South Dakota service program. Day Two in Rosebud – Yard  Work After yesterday’s orientation, we arose today in anticipation of the work assignment. We headed out and gathered any tools we could find for the day ahead. We worked outside of a home […]

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March 21, 2018/by Global Volunteers
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Volunteers Provide Hands-On Help While Sampling New Culture

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Volunteering gives you the chance to be a part of something bigger than yourself, find purpose, and use your civic responsibility for the greater good. On a Global Volunteers service program, you can provide hands on help to communities in need around the world. Without the help of volunteers, our partner communities would struggle to […]

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February 23, 2018/by Maggie Bjorklund
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