Humanities
Reflections from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and Hospital

By Mike Long
Published: June / July 2008

The marginalization of reservation life has created a legacy of poverty and its concomitant ills—widespread alcoholism, endemic diabetes, short life expectancy, the list goes on. Ills aside, there are forces of change riding on tradition, pride, and optimism. Creighton University's Project CURA aims to provide health education and primary prevention for underserved and minority populations of Omaha and eastern Nebraska, among others. Two students reflect on their unique experience on the Pine Ridge Oglala Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.

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