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Remembering Tim Giago ~ Lydia Sage Chase Profile ~ Horticulturist Ron Smith ~ Tell Tale Oral Histories About Polio

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Tim Giago
Tim Giago

Tuesday, August 2, 2022 - Tim Giago, the Lakota journalist, author, publisher, veteran, entrepreneur and activist passed away last week. He was 88. He left quite a legacy, an inspiration for Indigenous journalists. Alicia Hegland-Thorpe shares a remembrance. ~~~ We also share a profile of Lydia Sage Chase of the MHA Nation, and a 2021 inductee into the North Dakota Native American Hall of Honor. ~~~ We’re in the middle of the growing season, time to check in with horticulturist Ron Smith. ~~~ TellTale, Dakota Folklife and Stories is a collection of oral histories with senior citizens. Today, we share an episode about polio.

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