south-dakota
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We drove from Rapid City through the Black Hills. We came upon the Black Hills expecting to see hills, but instead, we saw mountains, at least as grandiose as the Appalachians. The name ‘Black Hills’ comes from the Lakota words Paha Sapa, meaning ‘hills that are black.’ From a distance, the densely forested slopes appear
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Today, we drove through the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and stopped at the Wounded Knee Memorial. The memorial site was small, and apart from a sign in the car park, there was little to indicate to passersby that this was the site of an important event in American history. Entering the town of
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