South Dakota is the Mississippi of the North by Luke Warm Water Hemispheric Institute; Warm Water, Luke journal, revista paper, ensayo, trabajo escrito, ponencia activism, activismo, ativismo Americas, Américas, Américas North America, Norteamérica United States, Estados Unidos ENG: As an Oglala Lakota born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota, I did not realize how bad the racism toward American Indians was here until I moved away from this area. I understand it when it has been said, \'South Dakota is the Mississippi of the north.\' However, it is important to note there have been many white people I have known and continue to meet in this state that have good hearts, that have supported the issues of equality and betterment for American Indians. Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics, New York University 2005-05-01 DCMI: Text Hemi: Text text/html http://hemi.es.its.nyu.edu/journal/2_1/warmwater.html eng http://hemi.nyu.edu/rights.html public