For a hundred years, it was virtually illegal to be Lakota. Now, Julie Garreau and her Cheyenne River Youth Project are working with a determined generation of young Lakota to create a stronger economic and cultural future — and they’re using their Lakota heritage to get there.
After two tours in Fallujah during the Iraq War, US Marine and Combat Veteran Roman Baca came home ravaged with depression, anxiety, and anger. With few places to turn, Roman went back to his first passion, ballet, as a way to cope — and discovered that through dance he was able to “reprogram” himself and begin to heal.
Yassin Terou is a proud business owner. His restaurant, Yassin’s Falafel House, brings the food of Yassin’s native Syria to his new home in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Forged In Flint tells the story of a place, it shows how industry and business can cause reverberations outward to the culture of people that reside locally. However, Forged in Flint’s story is one of the people who live in Flint, and their efforts to change the perception of their city for a better future.
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a nine day festival that attracts nearly 1 million spectators.
Savannah Bradley is a 4th-generation balloon pilot, but her family legacy hasn’t insulated her from the difficulty of being a young woman in a sport dominated by men.