{"id":29945,"date":"2022-12-05T13:44:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T18:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=29945"},"modified":"2022-12-05T14:03:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T19:03:11","slug":"a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A pillar in the community&#8217;: Eileen Janis changed lives on Pine Ridge Reservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pineridgedocumentary\/videos\/3262733470723189\/\" data-width=\"auto\" data-show-text=\"false\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pineridgedocumentary\/videos\/3262733470723189\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pineridgedocumentary\/videos\/3262733470723189\/\">RIP Eileen Janis &quot;Stands for the People&quot;<\/a><p>RIP Eileen Janis &quot;Stands for the People&quot;\r\n\r\nOur hearts are heavy after losing a true hero today. \r\n\r\nEileen Janis was a pioneer in the fight against youth suicide on the Pine Ridge Reservation for decades. She was an unbelievable source of strength and support for the community. A fearless leader. We have been blessed, from day one, to be in her presence during this film project. She was a mentor and advocate for life, through and through. Eileen, you will forever be missed. \r\n\r\nWe love you Eileen \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pineridgedocumentary\">The Bears on Pine Ridge<\/a> on Saturday, November 19, 2022<\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Bears on Pine Ridge: <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pineridgedocumentary\/videos\/3262733470723189\/>RIP Eileen Janis &#8220;Stands for the People&#8221;<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h1-responsive\">&#8216;A pillar in the community&#8217;<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">The late Eileen Janis changed lives on Pine Ridge Reservation<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, December 5, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nA woman who spent years battling the epidemic of youth suicide among her people, the Oglala Lakota of South Dakota, died recently.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nEileen Rose Janis, 61, died November 19 at the Pine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, after a brief bout with cancer.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nFor more than a decade, Janis had worked alongside Yvonne \u201cTiny\u201d DeCory fighting to save the lives of countless youth, children and teenagers who had lost hope and considered or tried to commit suicide.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/eileenjanis-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29949\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"29949\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/eileenjanis-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanis-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1607978578&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;12800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eileen Janis\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Eileen Janis&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Eileen Janis is seen on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in December 2020. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanis-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanis-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Eileen Janis\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-29949\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Eileen Janis is seen on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in December 2020. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cShe was a pillar in the community,\u201d DeCory said. \u201cThe whole reservation was her community.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cWe know that she touched the lives of many,\u201d said DeCory.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nFor years, DeCory and Janis worked side-by-side, working to give hope to youth through the <a href=https:\/\/bearproject.net>BEAR Project<\/a>, a nonprofit youth program based in Pine Ridge. They do this work in a place nearly bereft of hope, where 44 percent of people live below the poverty line and the unemployment rate is nearly 70 percent, according to 2017 estimates from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/tinydecoryeileenjanis\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"29951\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/tinydecoryeileenjanis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/TinyDeCoryEileenJanis-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1607979064&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;41&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;10000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Yvonne &amp;#8220;Tiny&amp;#8221; DeCory and Eileen Janis\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Yvonne &amp;#8220;Tiny&amp;#8221; DeCory and Eileen Janis&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Yvonne \u201cTiny\u201d DeCory, left, and Eileen Janis are seen on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in December 2020. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/TinyDeCoryEileenJanis-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/TinyDeCoryEileenJanis-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Yvonne &quot;Tiny&quot; DeCory and Eileen Janis\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-29951\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Yvonne \u201cTiny\u201d DeCory, left, and Eileen Janis are seen on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in December 2020. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIt\u2019s a place where alcoholism and domestic violence are rampant and where children take their own lives at alarmingly high rates.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIn 2014 alone, 14 youth killed themselves, prompting the tribe to issue a state of emergency. The tribe issued another state of emergency in August 2020 when the tribe saw nine suicides and 177 suicide attempts from January to August alone.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nFrom 2014 to June 2019, 43 people died by suicide and more than 850 attempted suicide on the Pine Ridge Reservation, according to the tribe.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThis was the challenge Janis and DeCory took on each day.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/bearprogrampineridgereservation\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29953\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"29953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/bearprogrampineridgereservation\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/BEARProgramPineRidgeReservation-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1576861446&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BEAR Program on the Pine Ridge Reservation\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BEAR Program on the Pine Ridge Reservation&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Eileen Janis and Yvonne \u201cTiny\u201d DeCory started the BEAR Project to address the needs of youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/BEARProgramPineRidgeReservation-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/BEARProgramPineRidgeReservation-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"BEAR Program on the Pine Ridge Reservation\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29953\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Eileen Janis and Yvonne \u201cTiny\u201d DeCory started the BEAR Project to address the needs of youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThey did so by providing a safe space for youth where they could find food and company, where they could plan futures and take part in art camps and skateboarding competitions. The BEAR (Be Excited About Reading) Project spread its message of hope to other youth on other reservations as well, hosting theatrical skits for those youth.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nInside their \u201cBear Cave,\u201d the two provided food, books and school supplies to any child or teenager who walked through the door. They hosted numerous youth events, concerts, powwows, parades, anything that might \u2013 even for a moment \u2013 lift the spirit of the youth.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nNow DeCory must continue this work alone, without the nearly 6-foot-tall Janis to lean on.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s a tough one,\u201d she said.\r\n<P><\/P><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nNoel Bass, a filmmaker producing a film about the BEAR Project, said Janis learned from her mother about the importance of public service and tried to live up to her mother\u2019s example throughout her life.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nHe said Janis and DeCory have managed to bring hope and healing despite the countless challenges they face in doing so.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cWhat they do year after year sets them apart from anyone else who\u2019s doing social services,\u201d he said.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/eileenjanispromcloset\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29960\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"29960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/eileenjanispromcloset\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanisPromCloset-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1554810527&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eileen Janis and the Prom Closet\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Eileen Janis and the Prom Closet&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;One of the long-running efforts of the BEAR Project has been collecting women and men\u2019s formal wear, shoes, cosmetics and jewelry for prom season on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Eileen Janis is seen on the far left. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanisPromCloset-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanisPromCloset-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Eileen Janis and the Prom Closet\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-29960\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">One of the long-running efforts of the BEAR Project has been collecting women and men\u2019s formal wear, shoes, cosmetics and jewelry for prom season on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Eileen Janis is seen on the far left. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nHe said it may take years before people realize how important the work Janis and DeCory did was to the Lakota people.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cI think her legend will grow because she will be missed daily,\u201d Bass said. \u201cShe\u2019ll never be forgotten.\u201d\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nJanis, whose Lakota name meant \u201cStands for the People,\u201d was also a prominent member of the American Indian Movement and was close friends with Leonard Peltier, an AIM activist convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/eileenjanis-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29963\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"29963\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/eileenjanis-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanis-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1593197034&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eileen Janis\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Eileen Janis&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Eileen Janis is seen on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in June 2020. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanis-1024x683.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanis-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Eileen Janis\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-29963\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Eileen Janis is seen on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in June 2020. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n <P><\/P>\r\nPeltier, who many consider a political prisoner, issued a statement following Janis\u2019s death.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cShe was very good people who loved her people and fought for the kids who wanted to commit suicide,\u201d he wrote. \u201cShe saved many of them lives. She wanted me to get out to help her so bad and I tried to go home to do so.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n \u201cWe all will miss you Eileen. You are one of a kind. <em>Doksha<\/em> my dear, see you soon. <em>Doksha<\/em> (see you later),\u201d Peltier wrote.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/eileenjanispineridgereservation\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29965\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"29965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/05\/a-pillar-in-the-community-eileen-janis-changed-lives-on-pine-ridge-reservation\/eileenjanispineridgereservation\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanisPineRIdgeReservation-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1607978941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eileen Janis\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Eileen Janis&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Eileen Janis, far left, takes part in a donation drive on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in December 2020. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanisPineRIdgeReservation-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/05\/EileenJanisPineRIdgeReservation-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Eileen Janis\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-29965\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Eileen Janis, far left, takes part in a donation drive on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in December 2020. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eileen Janis spent years battling the epidemic of youth suicide among her people, the Oglala Lakota. 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