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    A group of 11 students from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay embarked on an alternative spring break trip through three states to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The trip was organized by the Mauthe Center to provide students an opportunity to help others instead of partying over spring break. Pine Ridge Reservation has high poverty rates, with unemployment around 80-85% and nearly half of residents living below the poverty level, despite being situated in one of the wealthiest nations. Through weekly meetings and fundraising before the trip, the group bonded with each other and the local Lakota culture through humanitarian and cultural projects. One student said by the end of the week, they thought of each other as family.

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    A group of 11 students from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay embarked on an alternative spring break trip through three states to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The trip was organized by the Mauthe Center to provide students an opportunity to help others instead of partying over spring break. Pine Ridge Reservation has high poverty rates, with unemployment around 80-85% and nearly half of residents living below the poverty level, despite being situated in one of the wealthiest nations. Through weekly meetings and fundraising before the trip, the group bonded with each other and the local Lakota culture through humanitarian and cultural projects. One student said by the end of the week, they thought of each other as family.

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    A group of 11 students from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay embarked on an alternative spring break trip through three states to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The trip was organized by the Mauthe Center to provide students an opportunity to help others instead of partying over spring break. Pine Ridge Reservation has high poverty rates, with unemployment around 80-85% and nearly half of residents living below the poverty level, despite being situated in one of the wealthiest nations. Through weekly meetings and fundraising before the trip, the group bonded with each other and the local Lakota culture through humanitarian and cultural projects. One student said by the end of the week, they thought of each other as family.

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    Mitakuye Oyasin: from Green Bay to South Dakota by Jenna Cornell t s 3am on the WGB campus in Green Bay,

    W , light snow has blanketed the ground and 11 people are venturing out for a trip of a lifetime. The snow is a normal occurrence in Wisconsin during March, but for this group of eager travelers it means the possibility of snowy travel through three states. Their outlook is one of excitement meshed with wonder as to what will be encountered in the 7 days that are ahead. The Mauthe Center located on the campus of the niversity of Wisconsin Green Bay planned this adventure for students who were looking for an alternative from the sunny beaches and partying of Florida to instead dedicate their spring break to helping others. The Alternative Spring Break Trip is in its second year and has found success in bonding not only the group of students who go, but also bonding two different cultures. While many of us in the nited States have running water, indoor plumbing and bathrooms, internet and so forth, the residents of the Pine Ridge reservation do not. Cell phones and internet are a luxury most cannot afford. Pine Ridge is the eighth largest reservation in the nited States, but it is also the one with the highest poverty rates. nemployment is around 80-85% and 49% of its inhabitants live below the poverty level. Pine Ridge is like a third world country situated in one of the wealthiest nations on Earth.

    (L-R: Brittney Reissman, Abby Puckhaber, Kaitlyn Back, Anna Woosencraft, Junyong Song, Eric Rintamaki, Ahmad Aljanadbeh, Jenna Cornell, Diane DeMeuse. Front: Berenice Breuilh, Hatsuhu wamoto)

    n the weeks prior to the trip students were prepped through weekly meetings and fundraising activities. Both of which were used as a way to begin the bonding process. The trip was filled with cultural and humanitarian projects that connected the students to the Lakota culture and to each other. As one student who attended the trip put it, can definitely say by the end of the week we thought of each other as family. To enjoy the longer version of this article go to the Mauthe Center website

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