Students Enter 'Voices of the Land' Art & Writing Contest

posted on February 13, 2014 

Today students from Red Cloud and Our Lady of Lourdes submitted their poems, drawings and videos in the 2014 Writing & Arts Challenge held by the Lakota Children’s Enrichment organization. The contest, which has a theme this year of ‘Voices of the Land,’ is open to students and young adults from the Pine Ridge Reservation. Each submission will be judged by a panel including a best-selling author and nobel laureate. As part of the prize package, grants will be awarded to the schools of the winning students. 

The mission of Lakota Children’s Enrichment is to empower Lakota youth and amplify their voices by providing opportunities in the arts, education, sports, leadership and mentorship

Amadea Pourier, an eighth grader at Our Lady of Lourdes, submitted this powerful entry in poetry.



Changing World

by Amadea Pourier ‘18
Age 14 - Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School

There is a boy
and in his eyes
he doesn't see grass,
trees,
or animals running free

He sees buildings, cars,
and people walking by
muted by electronics

He looks down
to where grass used to be,
now are sidewalks and roads

where the blue sky used to lie
silently
it's now covered with a layer of
black smoke.

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