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Kyrie donates $110K to support Standing Rock Sioux youth

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After being honored by the Standing Rock Sioux last month, Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving made a $110,000 donation to help support the tribe's youth.

The tribe plans to distribute some of the money throughout the Standing Rock Reservation's eight districts, with the rest being used for drug prevention and educational programs, according to The Associated Press.

Irving was given the name "Little Mountain" by the Standing Rock Sioux during a sacred ceremony in Cannon Ball, N.D. on Aug. 23. His late mother, Elizabeth Ann Larson, was a member of the tribe before being adopted as a child.

Irving described the tribe as his "family for life" during the ceremony.

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