Maka speaks about his community and the work of Red Cloud Indian School

Engaging in Audacious Hope from ACEatND on Vimeo.

Billie Ilish is from Highland Park

I dig this video from new york times- it's a conversation with Billie and her brother/collaborator, plus moments with their mom, that i think is filmed in their house.

The Guardian seems to have staff in SD this week

From The Guardian today, a short article about a PSA campaign regarding a serious problem South Dakotans are working on.

 

 

Also from the Guardian--

The Great American Tax Haven: why the super rich love South Dakota -  

about how the state attracts wealthy people but without for the betterment of the residents, 11/14/19.

".... Super-rich people choose between jurisdictions in the same way that middle-class people choose between ISAs: they want the best security, the best income and the lowest costs. That is why so many super-rich people are choosing South Dakota, which has created the most potent force-field money can buy – a South Dakotan trust. If an ordinary person puts money in the bank, the government taxes what little interest it earns. Even if that money is protected from taxes by an ISA, you can still lose it through divorce or legal proceedings. A South Dakotan trust changes all that: it protects assets from claims from ex-spouses, disgruntled business partners, creditors, litigious clients and pretty much anyone else. It wonʼt protect you from criminal prosecution, but it does prevent information on your assets from leaking out in a way that might spark interest from the police. And it shields your wealth from the government, since South Dakota has no income tax, no inheritance tax and no capital gains tax. ...."

NELA STORIES - interviews with longtime HP residents & cultural creators

Oxy Arts Project / Exhibit from earlier this year has a terrific resource---

"NELA Stories engages with community members who have lived and shaped the local cultural landscape of Northeast Los Angeles (NELA) between the 1950s or earlier through the 2000s.

The interviews were conducted in teams of two by undergraduate students during the Spring semester of 2019. This interactive digital exhibit of the interviews was produced by Oxy’s Center for Digital Liberal Arts, with complete transcripts, photographs, and other materials, is viewable on smart phone, tablet or computer. "

You can listen to the recording or read a transcript for the individual interviews.

Recordings were then used as the basis of an exhibition entitled “Compass Rose” by artist Debra Scacco.

Cornerstone Board Member April Ibarra is one of the interviewees! 💖