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Oyate Today
from SDPB August 2019 Magazine
by SDPB
Oyate Today is a 30-minute interview program on the history and living culture of indigenous people in the Northern Plains. Oyate Today is produced by Native Sun News Today publisher Tim Giago (Oglala Lakota) and Jackie Giago, hosted by Richie Richards (Oglala Lakota), and filmed at Prairie Edge in downtown Rapid City.
Dr. A.C. Ross.
Dr. A. C. Ross – Author & Scholar
SDPB1: Sunday, August 4, noon (11am) Dr. A.C. Ross is an author, professor emeritus and retired Army paratrooper who grew up in the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations. Dr. Ross wrote Mitakuye Oyasin: We Are All Related (1989). A seminal text in university psychology, counseling and guidance, comparative religions and Native American studies classes, Mitakuye Oyasin won the “Top 50” Recognition at the 1992 Frankfort International Bookfair and has been translated into French and German. Dr. Ross discusses his family and work.
Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh – Deadwood Businessman
SDPB1: Sunday, August 11, noon (11am) Originally from Mitchell, Bill Walsh is a former Catholic priest who left the priesthood for a storied career in Deadwood tourism. Walsh was a longtime owner of the Franklin Hotel who helped legalize gambling in Deadwood. Walsh discusses his life and times in service as a priest and business booster.
