Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate

People on the Cheyenne River Reservation receive first aid and CPR training through Partnerships With Native Americans. (Courtesy of PWNA)

‘Always in emergency mode’: Tribe partners with national groups on food security, disaster prep

BY: - April 24, 2023

About 90 inmates at the Roberts County Jail in northeastern South Dakota didn’t have food in mid-December this winter. The jail relies on weekly truck deliveries from over 50 miles away, but back-to-back blizzards dropped roughly 18 inches of snow on the region, closed the interstate and left kitchen staff stranded in their homes. “Any […]