Jamie Holding Eagle tends to plants

In North and South Dakota, poverty hits the Native-American population much harder than it does whites. Researchers link its chronic problems like diabetes and heart disease to the systematic breakdown of Native life. In the 400 year history of the Native American genocide, roughly 90% of the population was killed, and many survivors taken from their homes. How do you rebuild healthy communities after that? Prairie Public’s Ashley Thornberg explores the current state of  affairs, and one woman’s attempt to help. Listen here: