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  • A reservation school graduates 100% of students. How? They're learning tribal culture.

    Tim Trudell

    December 02, 2022 |

    Flatwater Free Press |

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    Response Location: Santee Dakota Reservation, United States, Niobrara, Nebraska

    The iSanti Community School in Nebraska has had a 100% graduation rate two years in a row. That success is in part due to the new cultural program that teaches students about the iSanti Dacotach tribe’s language, customs, and history each day.

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  • They built a skate park in Nebraska's poorest county. Then they watched Junior do something priceless.

    Matthew Hansen

    October 28, 2022 |

    Flatwater Free Press |

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    Response Location: Omaha Tribe, United States, Omaha, Nebraska

    On native land where the local youth are struggling with depression and anxiety, a new skate park has been built as studies have shown that skateboarding is good for teenagers’ mental health – especially teens living in isolated conditions. The skate park helps get kids out of the house and serves as a social support network, fostering a sense of belonging.

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  • Albion, investing in itself, shows how small towns can thrive

    Matthew Hansen

    March 11, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Albion, Nebraska

    A number of new amenities and businesses in Boone County are the result of fundraising and community development. Local leaders have brought nearly two dozen new major projects to completion in the past ten years. Almost all of the money has been raised by local residents as a result of a “years-long effort to educate residents about the importance of keeping some of their money in their hometowns.”

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  • South Omaha sprints on vaccines as small-town Nebraska lags

    Matthew Hansen

    September 03, 2021 |

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    Response Location: United States, Omaha, Nebraska

    Community health workers from One World have gained community trust over the years and now go door-to-door to talk with residents about the COVID-19 vaccine and dispel misinformation. They provide resources in Spanish and carry vaccines in a refrigerated bag so residents can get vaccinated on the spot. The group has invested a lot of money, time, and personnel having intensely personal conversations with people. They also host pop-up clinics in the community and allow at-home vaccination appointments. The areas served by One World has seen more vaccinations than almost anywhere else in Nebraska.

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