EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. (AP) - The executive director of a nonprofit that works to improve the lives of youth on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation is among this year’s Bush Fellowship recipients.
Julie Garreau is the leader of the Cheyenne River Youth Project. She is expected to use her fellowship to study traditional Lakota teachings and leadership models to foster the next generation of Lakota leaders.
Garreau says she is “committed to expanding and creating opportunities to reach more youth and families” on the reservation.
The Cheyenne River Youth Project provides youth on the reservation access to a wide variety of culturally sensitive programs and facilities.
The Bush Foundation named 24 fellows from North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota this year. Each fellow gets up to $100,000 over one to two years.
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Online: www.lakotayouth.org
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