{"id":14085,"date":"2021-07-16T13:17:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T17:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=14085"},"modified":"2021-07-19T14:16:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T18:16:01","slug":"native-sun-news-today-oglala-sioux-tribe-honors-seven-for-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/07\/16\/native-sun-news-today-oglala-sioux-tribe-honors-seven-for-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Native Sun News Today: Oglala Sioux Tribe honors seven for excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seven honored by Oglala Sioux Tribe<\/div>\r\n
Friday, July 16, 2021<\/div>\r\n
By James Giago Davies<\/div>\r\n
Native Sun News Today Correspondent<\/div>\r\n
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<\/P>\r\nWANBLI, South Dakota — Last month at Crazy Horse School in Wanbli, the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council opened their regularly scheduled meeting by honoring seven tribal members for contributions to the tribe. \r\n

<\/P>\r\nJade Ecoffey was the first honoree. Going into her junior year at Red Cloud Indian School, Ecoffey has been a fixture in South Dakota distance running since she was a Seventh Grader, when she placed 11th at the State A Cross Country Meet. \r\n

<\/P>\r\nWhile she continued to excel at cross country the past four years, minus one year lost to COVID restrictions, she came into her own, pulling off a distance running double this spring at the State Class A Track and Field Championships. Ecoffey won both the 1600 and 3200 races<\/a>, competing with consistency and excellence seldom seen in Lakota Country since Cheyenne-Eagle Butte\u2019s Jeff Turning Heart\u2019s dominating performances back in 1980. \r\n

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Oglala Sioux Tribal Council Honoring for Jade Johannah Ecoffey. Thank you so much for acknowledging her in this way for her state track wins<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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Thank you OST Highway & Public Safety for helping escort our Double State Track Champion Jade Ecoffey as she arrived home from state! \ud83e\udd47\ud83e\udd47Thanks to all the cars who honked, some more people stopped by…<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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<\/P>\r\nAthletics are not her only area of excellence, as she maintains a 4.0 grade point average at Red Cloud.\r\n

<\/P>\r\n\u201cI have a lot of pride being Lakota,\u201d Ecoffey told the Council on Ju, \u201cand I have a lot of pride going to these state track meets and representing my people and my tribe and it brings me a lot of joy and a lot of meaning. I would just like to thank my coaches and everyone who put this on today. I really appreciate it.\u201d\r\n

<\/P>\r\nThe next three honorees were Toby Carlow, Kanyen Mousseau Begay and Autumn Zimiga. All three girls qualified for the Class A State Golf meet in a COVID compromised spring marked by bad weather conditions. \r\n

<\/P>\r\nGolf excellence in Lakota Country is surprising given the lack of proper facilities and the expenses incurred learning the game. But Lance Christiansen at Little Wound was state champion, and White River was also state team champion some years back so Lakota golfers persevere, and find a way to hone their skills and compete at the highest level.\r\n

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