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Modern Pioneering with Georgia Pellegrini

The Lakota Nation: A Story of Empowerment

In this Emmy-nominated series, Georgia Pellegrini invites you to rediscover manual literacy—the joy of learning by doing. Each cinematic episode highlights artisans, growers and innovators preserving craft, culture and sustainable practices. Along the way, she shares approachable skills that inspire viewers to live more resourcefully and connected to the world around them.

The Lakota Nation: A Story of Empowerment

Season 2 Episode 202 | 27m 36s | CC

Georgia travels to the Rosebud Native American Reservation in South Dakota where the Lakota people are pursuing the “7-generation framework” – their vision for the next 150 years. She learns about the work they are doing to reclaim their food sovereignty, their culture and language, to bring their people back to that sacred place of equilibrium that is essential in building a strong tribal nation.

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