Healing Across Generations with Dr. Sophie Two Hawk, M.D.

Dr. Sophie Two Hawk, M.D., a 2025 South Dakota Hall of Fame inductee, is a physician, educator, and trailblazer whose work bridges Indigenous healing traditions and Western medicine. As the first Native American to graduate from medical school in South Dakota, her career has focused on listening, compassion, and improving health outcomes for Native American communities.In this interview, Angela Kennecke, 2021 South Dakota Hall of Fame inductee, talks with Dr. Two Hawk about her journey, her cultural roots, and her lifelong commitment to healing.Watch to learn:• How a lineage of Lakota healers shaped her calling to medicine• Why listening and cultural understanding are essential to patient care• How collaboration and education can reduce health care disparitiesRead more about Dr. Sophie Two Hawk’s life and legacy: https://sdexcellence.org/Dr._Sophie_Two_Hawk,_M.D._2025 Follow us for more stories of Dream Chasers at:Facebook: www.facebook.com/SDhalloffameInstagram: @sdhalloffameWebsite: www.sdhalloffame.org