Crazy Horse School
Crazy Horse School (Lakota: Tȟašúŋke Witkó Owáyawa) is a tribally-controlled K-12 school in Wanblee, South Dakota. It is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). It is within the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Its high school program is one of five high schools that are within the reservation boundaries.
History
It was established in the 1960s so residents would not need to send their children to Native American boarding schools. It was named after Crazy Horse. Its current building was established circa 1975.
In 2005 the tribal council suspended the operation of the school board. At the time there were residents championing the dissolution of the school board.
In 2015 it had 334 students.
In 2016 it got a suicide prevention grant.
References
- ^ "Crazy Horse School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Pine Ridge schools: Amid beauty, deterioration". Minneapolis Star Tribune. April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Haenchen, Brian (August 13, 2020). "Multiple Native American schools opt to cancel or suspend fall sports; All Nations pushed to spring". Argus Leader. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "History". Crazy Horse School. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Steen, Jonay (January 25, 2005). "OST Council suspends Crazy Horse School Board". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Raposa, Megan (May 13, 2016). "Pine Ridge gets third grant for suicide recovery efforts". Argus Leader. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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