The sun is just starting to rise above the horizon as I make my way toward the Pine Ridge Reservation. It’s a crisp Saturday morning in early spring. My destination is the village of Kyle, at the heart of the 3,000 square miles that comprise the Oglala Sioux Nation. I’m traveling to this remote location to learn about the poor housing conditions on the reservation – conditions that many have referred to as being reminiscent of a Third World country. As I arrive, a group of tribal members is preparing to begin a journey to the nation’s capital to show the country’s leaders just how bad things are on Pine Ridge. “Instead of them coming here, we’re going there,” Paul Iron Cloud explains.Get the Story:
Trail Of Hope For Indian Housing (South Dakota Public Radio 4/17)
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