The Oglala Sioux Lakota Nursing Home is located near Whiteclay, Nebraska. Photo from Native American Health Management
The Oglala Sioux Tribe has completed construction on a $16.5 million nursing home. The Oglala Sioux Lakota Nursing Home is located on tribal land near Whiteclay, Nebraska. The 51,000 square-foot facility offers 60 resident rooms, a theater that functions as a tornado shelter, a physical therapy center, family rooms and a ceremonial room, The Sheridan County Journal Star reported. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota extended a $13.5 million loan for the project. The Oglala Sioux Tribe contributed another $3 million. Get the Story:
Return Home: Whiteclay Oglala Sioux Lakota Tribe Nursing Home (The Sheridan County Journal Star 6/9)
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