St. Labre Indian School

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Will-C

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Not boat related; but I crossed through Montana last year after leaving Yellowstone on Rt 212 and noticed some pretty sad looking towns. I just got a packet of info on the St. Labre Indian School. I wondered if the folks from Montana could chime in and let me know if you thought a donation to this school would be worth while. Thank You in advance for your responses.
D.D.
 
I have sent them small donations. Probably a good charity. I donate to the St Joseph's Indian School in South Dakota on a regular basis..
 
Dave
They sent some address labels like the Disabled Vets do etc. I looked at the website online I was going to send them 20 / 25 dollars. I figured the C-Brat site can take a small hit this year. :D
D.D.
 
Hi Dave,

A visit to the Crow or Northern Cheyenne reservations here in Montana can be a life changing experience. Thanks for your interest to donate to the Lebre school, www.stlabre.org. I am confident your donation would be very much appreciated. Last summer there was a huge fire near the school and many native families lost their homes. The school was headquarters for fire fighters. The community is working to recover and I am sure every donation to the school would be used wisely.

Laura and I have spent time the last 2 summers on the Northern Cheyenne reservation near the Lebre school, working with an organization based here in Bozeman called Red Feather, www.redfeather.org, also https://www.facebook.com/redfeatherdeve ... ts&fref=ts. Red Feather is much like Habitat for Humanity but very small and they only build homes for Native Americans, they depend on volunteer labor and donations, they have projects on Northern Cheyenne(Montana) and Hopi(Arizona) every summer. Here is a great little info video on Red Feather - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu3jhKbl_ew

We have had the great fortune to live on the reservation for many weeks while helping build 2 homes. We were able to spend time with native families, learn about their culture, history, share meals, stories, swim in crystal clear lakes and see some of the challenges they face, it’s been a very enriching experience for Laura and I. Life on the reservation has a whole different rhythm and they have a different way of measuring quality-of-life, much different than our 9 to 5 society. If you like history, Google “northern Cheyenne history”, lots of interesting reading. I bet the school would welcome your visit the next time you are out this way. Also be sure to visit the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument,

Kevin
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Kevin,
Glad to see your post. We sent them a donation and they send me stuff all the time. I went out rt.212 after tiring of of the interstate on our way Rapid City / Mt Rushmore after we met you folks at Yellowstone . We went into a town called Lame Deer for fuel. There was a fire pretty close at that time. It made me pretty sad the town looked pretty beat except for a bank that had the greenest grass I've ever seen. Thanks for your response I'll send them some more. They seem like that part of the country and the indian nations are a forgotten people. Hope your having a mild winter. I'm sitting on our boat in Key West, no snow here today. :) Say hi to Laura and Yellowstone for us. Take Care.
Dave and Ginny Deem
 
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