Tribal Wisdom Foundation
An all volunteer, non-profit organization committed to the understanding and support of Indigenous culture.
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PROJECTS
Through volunteer efforts and donations, Tribal Wisdom Foundation supports a variety of Native American causes. The following is a listing of our past and present efforts.
Braveheart Center - Yankton South Dakota
Tribal Wisdom Foundation's 2003 Project involves collecting donations for The Braveheart Center located on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. The Braveheart Center provides traditional Lakota cultural education and traditional craft skills for young women on the reservation, including a Women's Moon ceremony for their Rite of Passage into adulthood. They need a variety of supplies, and TWF has committed to four collection and shipments to the CEnter to benefit their efforts. Our Spring collection provided fabric and sewing machines for making their dresses for the Moon Ceremony and was sent at the end of April, 2003. Our Summer collection is in progress for school and camping supplies and will be sent at the end of July. Our fall collection will be for winter clothing and will be sent in October. We have not yet determined what our winter collection will be. If would like to participate in our efforts, please join us at one of our scheduled meetings.
Don Moccasin's "Lakol Woksape" Traditional Education Curriculum
TWF provides financial support for Don Moccasin's "Lakol Woksape" (Lakota Wisdom) Traditional Education Program, which teaches Lakota values and focuses on the Lakota relationship with the Horse. Don teaches at traditional and public schools at Rosebud, and has established a videotaping of elders for the benefit of future generations. In the summer Don teaches high school and college students from across the United States in a Lakota Summer Camp held on the reservation.
Lakota Black Hills Wisdom Ride - Ride Information
TWF has provided financial and physical support for the Lakota Black Hills "Oyate Woksape" Ride, which was held as a healing for all nations and to teach Lakota reservation children about the Lakota's treaty rights and history in the Black Hills. The first ride was held in May of 2000 and was a spiritual and educational journey on horseback and bicycle from Harney Peak to Bear Butte in South Dakota. Students from the reservation and representatives from the Lakota, Blackfeet and Cherokee Nations participated in the ride.
Thanksgiving Clothing Drive
Every fall, TWF collects and delivers over a ton of winter clothing to the needy at the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota and the American Indian Center in Chicago.
Hopi Foundation - Hopi Radio Project
TWF has committed to help support the Hopi Foundation’s efforts to create a Hopi Radio station on the Reservation by the end of 2000. The non-profit station will broadcast using the Hopi Language to promote traditional education and unity among the tribe. TWF will provide office furniture, promotional items and a financial grant to help with start-up costs for the station.
American Indian Center Christmas Dinner
TWF has provided hams, canned goods and toys for the American Indian Center's Christmas Dinner for the Needy in Chicago.
Sinte Gleska Scholarship
TWF has contributed to the scholarship fund to help deserving Native American students attend Sinte Gleska University in Mission, South Dakota and Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois..