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Film Chronicles Traditions, Wind River Indian Reservation Resilience | News

January 28, 2019 Jackson Tisi, a New York filmmaker originally from Wyoming, directed “Good Medicine,” featuring residents of the Wind River Indian Reservation. (Photo courtesy of Jackson Tisi) A new documentary featuring members of the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes debuted last week. The film, titled “Good Medicine,” shows the connections between sacred ceremonies, […]

Indian reservation

Sacred Heart University students volunteer at a Native American reservation

Ohen one thinks of the Native American reservations of Connecticut, the wealth fueled by the casinos of the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes offer compelling examples of commercial success. But the situation is surprisingly different on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation in La Plant, South Dakota, where poverty and unemployment levels are among the […]