SDPB NOMINATED FOR TWO MIDWEST EMMYS South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) is pleased to announce it was nominated for two Upper Midwest Emmy Awards.
The nominees included: Dakota Life: Postcard from Hot Springs (Category: Magazine Program) Melissa Sievers, Producer Paul Ebsen, Editor Larry Rohrer, Host Wish You Were Here: Stone Church (Category: Arts & Entertainment, Long Form Content) Eliza Blue, Producer/Host Christian Begeman, Videographer/Editor
year. Hear from Crow Creek Tribal Chairman Peter Lengkeek, NDN Collective’s Education Equity Organizer Amy Sazue, and others who marched for widespread education on Native American issues.
ICYMI: Immigration in SD
Jackie Hendry.
South Dakota Focus: Native American Education Tuesday, November 23, 8pm (7 MT) on SDPB1 and SDPB.org
Proposed changes to the social studies standards inspired Native educators, parents, students and elders to march in Pierre earlier this fall. They demanded tribal leaders be included in curriculum changes. Since then, Governor Kristi Noem has delayed the social studies revision process for a
It’s unclear when or if South Dakota will accept refugees from Afghanistan. Lutheran Social Services works to resettle refugees in South Dakota. Last month, host Jackie Hendry interviewed incoming President and CEO of Lutheran Social Services Rebecca Kiesow-Knudsen. They discussed refugee resettlement and the future of the organization’s work. The program also highlighted the workforce development program at the Multi-Cultural Center in Sioux Falls, which helps immigrants and all community members prepare for job interviews. Watch it again at sdpb.org and share your own stories of finding community in a new place by emailing sdfocus@sdpb.org. Topics subject to change. For current listings, see SDPB.org/tv/tv-schedules
Special Legislative Session Coverage on SDPB South Dakota lawmakers have set Tuesday, Nov. 9 for a special session to consider Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s impeachment. The impeachment session is tied to Ravnsborg’s conduct connected to the death of
55-year-old Joe Boever. Boever was killed after being struck by a vehicle Ravnsborg was driving last year in Hyde County. Watch the proceedings live on SDPB2-TV, at SD.net and on the SDNet app. November 2021 2021 19 November
