Book excerpt: ‘Rethinking Rural’ includes considering the impact of Native American communities

Book excerpt: ‘Rethinking Rural’ includes considering the impact of Native American communities

A sign stands at the border of the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)The following excerpt is reprinted with permission from the new book “Rethinking Rural: Reflections on Changing Communities,” which is edited by Matt Ehlman and published by the North Dakota State University Press as the second volume of the “Rethinking Rural” series. I’d like to share some stories; one longer story fr…