ONE SPIRIT

In the face of the hailstorm of harm weathered by our Lakota youth—both through the unbreakable bonds to their ancestors’ suffering and through the steep hurdles that still stand before them today—our youth stand stronger than ever. Fortitude, kinship, and compassion flow through their veins, not just because they are Native, but because they live through their ancestors. These sacred values have been passed down by wise elders who survived a century of atrocities. What was o

Food sovereignty has been cropping up increasingly in a variety of conversations ranging across sustainability, off-grid living and indigenous rights. While we can often grasp the general idea, the roots of the philosophy must reach deep to ensure the Lakota can reclaim their food supply chains. It is about keeping the products and their yields local, bridging a feedback loop that sustains growth and reinvestment directly in the community. To dismantle the Food Desert, we dep