Pierre, S.D. – South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) recently awarded a $5,228 South Dakota Fund grant to Pickstown and Fort Randall Museum. Funding will assist with the installation of an HVAC system in the museum’s new section.
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Read moreDeep in the roots of Native American culture lies the art of storytelling. Through storytelling, we do much more than share what others may see as tall tales of old. We carry language, culture, knowledge, wisdom, religion, astronomy, art, resilience, strength, and hope through this time-honored tradition of oral history. The Brave Heart Society preserves this precious gift, passed down by millennia of generations, through the Waterlily Storytelling Institute.
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Read moreWhen I first moved to Brookings, the primary care physicians took care of their own patients in the hospital. We would round on patients in the morning before clinic or try to sneak over during lunch or after clinic. While I loved taking care of patients in the hospital, it was hard to juggle the responsibilities of both giving my attention to the patients in the hospital while seeing people in the clinic. Any time the hospital nurse had a question; my clinic nurse would have to interrupt a clinic visit or wait for me to between patients. This could lead to some less-than-ideal times where I was being pulled in multiple directions at once.
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