Indians

Jun 30, 20204 min read

The Plains Buffalo Culture

My mother dedicated her life to teaching. Not just teaching, but reaching out to those left behind in America’s broad educational...

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Shebby Lee

Nov 1, 20193 min read

Our People Have Their Heroes Too

Heroes come in all kinds of packages. In fact, many heroes are not even recognized – least of all during their own lifetimes. But...

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Shebby Lee

Jul 31, 20174 min read

The Story of Sitting Bull’s Bones

The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota was in the headlines last fall and winter because of Native American demonstrations...

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Shebby Lee

Apr 30, 20172 min read

Tidewater

Two hundred years after the first Pilgrims, Dutch East Indian employees and English Cavaliers arrived on these shores (and began the...

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Shebby Lee

Sep 1, 20163 min read

Melting Pot

Many years ago there was a pretty good sitcom on network TV called “Welcome Back, Kotter”. The scripts were funny, the acting was good –...

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Shebby Lee

Sep 30, 20155 min read

The Tradition of Pow Wow

October is Pow Wow month in the Black Hills, when one of the largest pow wows in North America is held annually. For various reasons –...

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Shebby Lee

Aug 31, 20153 min read

Sherman Alexie

When I fall in love with an author – which I do with some regularity – it is passionately, deeply, obsessively. I set out immediately to...

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Shebby Lee

May 31, 20153 min read

The Empty Quarter

I’ve written about this subject before (Wide Open Spaces, Jan 2013) but it is never far from my mind because I not only live in what has...

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Shebby Lee

Feb 1, 20143 min read

Hiding in Plain Sight

People are funny. You can quote me on that if you’d like. As a travel professional I have frequent opportunities to indulge my passion...

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Shebby Lee

Oct 4, 20112 min read

Black Hills Pow Wow

October is pow wow time here in the Black Hills. One of the largest annual pow wows in the country is staged right here in Rapid City the...

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Shebby Lee

May 12, 20114 min read

Native America

A long-time friend recently commented after reading our latest newsletter, that I was really doing a lot on reservations these days. She...

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