Friday, March 24, 2006

Cecilia Fire Thunder - My person of the Month

Looks like the Indians in South Dakota are smarter than anyone else in the state.
Cecilia Fire Thunder the President of the Oglala Sioux will open a Planned Parenthood Clinic on reservation land. Thanks to Bitch Ph.D. for this heads up. The Oglala Sioux could also use funding and help. Below are some addresses and links.
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“I will personally establish a Planned Parenthood clinic on my own land which is within the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Reservation where the State of South Dakota has absolutely no jurisdiction.”
--Cecilia Fire Thunder

Pine Ridge, by the way, is the location of one of only four Indian colleges in the U.S. that is accredited to issue its own bachelor's degrees. Schools on Pine Ridge are in the bottom 10% of funding by the Dept. of Education and the BIA, teacher turnover there is eight times the national average, and the dropout rate is the highest in the nation, according to their education web site.

The mailing address is:

Oglala Sioux Tribe
ATTN: President Fire Thunder
P. O. Box 2070
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

or

ATTN: PRESIDENT FIRE THUNDER
PO BOX 990
Martin, SD 57751

For donations specifically for the Planned Parenthood clinic, make checks out to OST Planned Parenthood Cecelia Fire Thunder. General donations may be made out to the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

Also there's
The Crazy Horse Memorial and Indian Education Center
Thanks again to Bitch Ph.D.

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