By Travis Dewes
Native Sun News Staff Writer
Bruce Long Fox, executive director of
Rural America Initiatives (RAI), has been named an inductee to the South Dakota Hall of Fame in the class of 2020.
Long Fox is described on the
Hall of Fame's website as having “developed and managed educational programs that have impacted the lives of approximately 9000 at-risk Native American children, from newborn through high school.”
RAI, having been founded in 1986, is the largest, non-profit, continuously operating Native American organization in Rapid City. RAI’s programming serves families and at-risk youth through education that addresses the needs of the whole family. The programming is rooted in the Seven Lakota Values of respect, generosity, wisdom, humility, compassion, service, and honesty.
2020 South Dakota Hall of Fame Inductees Announced!
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Posted by South Dakota Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 2, 2020
Long Fox, along with 9 other inductees, will be celebrated with an
enshrinement ceremony on September 11-12, 2020, in Chamberlain, South Dakota. The 10 inductees will join the over 700 current South Dakotans already enshrined.
Long Fox was awarded the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce’s George Award in 2017. He was the second Native American to receive the award. The George Award is the most prestigious award given by the chamber of commerce and recipients are described as “an individual who has, over a period of time provided leadership to our community in a variety of ways.”
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