A School for Native Children Rises Amid the Dakota Access Pipeline Demonstrations

by Sydney BrownstoneThat tipi behind the row of flags is now a school where 30 to 40 children study Lakota language and culture. SB
It's hard to catch a moment with Alayna Eagle Shield.That's because Eagle Shield, a 26-year-old native of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, has been doing something that usually takes years, thousands of dollars, and a paid department of experts. In two weeks, and with little to no resources, she's started a school.The logistics surrounding the school are also mo