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Juanita Adams
Juanita Adams

It seems prescient that Juanita Adams' Lakota name, Omani Wi, means "woman on the longest walk." Because her last journey took 30 years—until she reached her final resting place with her family, in South Dakota's Badlands on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

A member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, Juanita was 19 years old when she left Pine Ridge in 1978 to join the American Indian...

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The AMBER Advocate, Issue 4 2019

Date Published
December 2019
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The AMBER Advocate, Issue 3 2019

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Date Published
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The AMBER Advocate, Spring 2018

Date Published
April 2018
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Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description
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