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Lakota Rose Madison
Personal Response: Lakota Rose Madison, from Standing Rock Sioux Tribal reservation is an inspiration to me, because she tried to bring change to her people. She did this by doing her best to stay sober and not hanging out with gangs. After coming back from a youth conference Lakota Madison had a different view of how she wanted to live her life. She wanted to start a program where the youth of her reservation could go. To stay out of trouble and to do cultural activities instead of being mixed up with the wrong people. Even though Lakota Madison died at a very young age, I believe when people hear her story of everything she went through .they will make the commitment of one year of sobriety for themselves and in memory of Lakota Rose Madison.
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“She said, ‘I’m going to talk about suicide, alcohol, depression’. She sees it all, it’s very bad; the kids are really young 10, 11, smoking pot. She was like an investigator for the youth. She was a go-getter. She wasn’t afraid to stand up and speak her mind. She talked about coming from an alcoholic family,” Makes Him First reports.
“It was her first time off the reservation. I saw how this impacted her, all these different things to do. She was articulate and spoke honestly; people loved her, she made friends. It made her realize she could change her life. She was not only concerned about changing her life, but the lives of her friends and her community,” said Angel.
Youth Coming Forward Travis Earth-Werner, 16, was also inspired by Lakota’s story and has committed to wearing the bracelet. “I needed another reason to be sober. (Lakota) was trying to stand up and she got killed, that was touching. I want to respect my Native women. I need to be a leader in my community and show others I can do it; show that Natives aren’t just drunks and can have a good life. I’ve struggled; it’s hard being sober. I know other kids who want me to start using. I need to have a good life. I tell them no,” he said.
http://www.whitebison.org/magazine/2004/winter_spring/wellbriety!vol5no5.pdf
