Lakota Nation Disaster Resiliency

03/07/2025

Lakota Nation Disaster Resiliency Update

Our Waunkablapi Kte workshop was a great success!!! Revitalizing traditional knowledge and blending it with modern technology to build a more resilient community.

Resiliency Through Self Reliance

We’ve been actively collaborating with various partners to expand our training opportunities, and we have some exciting developments ahead! From launching a teaching garden to acquiring new CPR and first aid training equipment, we’re continuing to strengthen community preparedness and resilience. Stay tuned for more updates as we roll out these initiatives!

01/08/2025

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a program that trains community members in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT empowers individuals to assist their neighbors and support first responders during emergencies, enhancing community resilience. By joining CERT, you can gain valuable skills, help prepare your community for disasters, and make a difference when it matters most.

We are seeking to gauge community interest in the CERT program. Please take a moment to fill out this questionnaire. Your input will help us better understand the needs and interest within our community.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a program that trains community members in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT empowers individuals to assist their neighbors and support first responders dur...

01/01/2025

🎉✨ Happy New Year from Lakota Nation Disaster Resiliency! ✨🎉

As we welcome 2024, we reflect on the strength, resilience, and unity that define our community. This new year brings new opportunities to honor our traditions, grow together, and continue building a sustainable and thriving future.

Wishing you and your families peace, health, and prosperity in the year ahead. Thank you for your ongoing support and dedication to our shared vision.

Here’s to a resilient 2024! 🌟

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12/28/2024

We are excited to host the Waunkablapi Kte workshop and can't wait to share this incredible experience with you! This hands on event blends traditional and modern food preservation techniques, offering a unique opportunity to connect with cultural practices, gain valuable skills and take home meaningful knowledge. Coming together to honor tradition, build community, and create something lasting. We have sent out an email reminder to everyone who registered! Look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
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12/23/2024

Turkey, Turkey Turkeys!!!
Helping our Friendly Wakpmani Service Center, passing out Vouchers for Turkeys!!
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12/09/2024

🌟 Sign Up Now: Limited Spots Available! 🌟
https://forms.gle/rufHeNuNarjEjUDZA
Don’t miss our Waunkablapi Kte-We will cut up meat to dry. We will blend traditional and modern food preservation practices in a hands-on learning environment. Gain practical skills, connect with tradition, and take home lasting knowledge.
✨ What’s Included?
• All tools and meat necessary for the workshop
• Participants will take home their own drying racks and meat
• Incentives for attendees and those who participate in follow-up activities
📢 Important Reminder:
All participants must complete a Food Handler Certificate prior to attending. The certification involves a 1-hour 15-minute video and 20 questions. Please register at the link provided and complete registration and training.
https://www.ihs.gov/foodhandler/registration/
Please ensure this is completed before the workshop, and send a copy of your certificate to [email protected]
Spots are limited, so secure your spot today! This is an incredible opportunity to learn, preserve tradition, and take something meaningful home with you.

This hands-on workshop will teach participants the traditional and practical skills of meat preservation. Participants will learn about the tools, techniques, and cultural practices involved, with an emphasis on safety, and utilizing modern methods to preserve one of our traditional staples. This wo...

11/15/2024

🌱 Lakota Nation Disaster Resiliency: A Look Back at Our Efforts During COVID-19 🌱

Reflecting on our response to the challenges of COVID-19, we are proud of the work we did together to promote food sovereignty and sustainability across our communities. Despite the hardships, we took action by:

🌾 Distributing Starter Plants: Partnering with families and elders to provide starter plants, ensuring access to nutritious, culturally significant foods during a time of uncertainty. Also providing Chokecherry trees. Families complete training on resilience and disaster preparedness

🥦 Sustainable Food Boxes: Delivering produce and meat boxes, focusing on healthy, Fresh foods that support immune health and community well-being.

💪🏽 Building Resilience: We leaned on our Lakota ways, sharing traditional knowledge and practices, showing that together, we can endure and thrive, no matter the circumstances.

Let’s continue this journey toward self-sufficiency and resilience, guided by our ancestral wisdom. Together, we plant seeds for a stronger, healthier future. 🌻

11/04/2024

Empowering the Lakota Oyate, our mission is to unite tradition, culture, language, and innovation to build a resilient nation. Through collaborative planning, cultural preservation and community engagement, we aim to strengthen and fortify our communities against all-hazards and disasters. By embracing our traditions, culture, heritage, while building modern capacity, we strive to ensure a secure future for the Lakota Oyate.