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“Let us put our minds together to see what life we can make for our children.” ~ Sitting Bull
Pine Ridge Lakota reservation is in the poorest county in the US, with inadequate housing, poor food, poor health, and many other issues. Yet it is the home of one of the richest cultural renaissances among Native Americans.
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Our Mission
…is to create and facilitate the conditions for resilience, self-sufficiency, economic independence and cultural revitalization amongst the Lakota at Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota.
Our Programs
…are far reaching, covering every facet of life on the rez. We start with the creation of a demonstration site on an 8000 acre horse ranch that will be totally self-sufficient in energy, food, water and sustainable shelter. This will be the center for educational and economic interaction with the reservation. Seeing is believing and it is important to demonstrate effective, affordable and doable ways of growing food, building homes, and providing energy and water sustainably.
We also understand the power of community and so have created education programs for youth and adults, including a horse and rider program, planned events, and a culture and sustainability mobile library that will offer community events and other gatherings along with books and internet access (there is no public library on the rez currently).
On the economic end, we are forming a cooperative business incubator and job programs that align with Lakota cultural values, such as training horses and respect for the land.
Existing programs include:
Gardening • Wind power • Straw bale building • Nature awareness
Cattle ranch • Mustang rescue program
Planned for 2011/2012:
Mobile library • Community supported agriculture • Natural building • Tree planting
Water catchment and conservation • Food forest • Buffalo • Wind towers
Hi-efficiency stove production • Cooperative business and job opportunities
and more…
You can help via donations to our fiscal non-profit (see PayPal button), by volunteering, and by contributing supplies, ideas and support. Please explore our site for more in depth information about our programs!
