Life on Pine Ridge, Helping Each Other Survive -2024 Winter Fundraising 

Love and Prayers to your continued Traditional ways, Creator helps us who walk the Red Road

I pray these fine people make it through!! The way they believe in family and oneness with each other is so vastly superior to the rest of us in the modern world. I commend them

That is stunningly beautiful country, the South Dakota prairie. My mother grew up there, south of a tiny town called Interior, and I visited quite a few times until the 1970s when my grandparents sold the ranch. I can't tell you how often I've longed to see it again, to feel the lovely, soft breeze and hear the crickets and see the entire heavens at night. The Pineridge Sioux are so desperately poor, have many serious troubles, and the US Government continues to care nothing about them. This is true for most tribes around the country, but mostly so for the Pineridge Sioux. I am happy to see people move back and help build their community. It's a difficult task. The gov't "magnanimously" built new houses for many of the residents, who were living in falling-down shacks, but the very least this country owes them is built in water, plumbing, heating systems, good healthcare and education. It's a myth that the gov't "takes care" of medical care and all other Native American needs. It does the barest minimum , much without continued funding. Two things urgently needed are comprehensive addiction treatment and mental health services - not tokens! 🌠 Sending my love to the people of Pine Ridge, from an old lady in Oregon.🌲

I am proud to be Lakota. Living among the Yakama in PNW. They are a gracious happy tribe. I powwow, hold ceremonies and sweat with them. Last time……..I was back in SD Rex was in 2004 after my Ina walked on. My cante with forever be with my people. I’ve bought stoves and fuel for families when able. I am far away but do not forget them. The Red Road is the only road for me. Prayers for my people. 🙏❤️. A’ho Free Leonard Peltier now. The FBI lied and Lakota died. We don’t forget you, our brother! Creator…. bring him home now. A’ho. 🙏🙏🙏

My Brother, " May good positive blessings come to you and all your family ". Hiy! Hiy! ⚡🦅⚡⚒⚡🙏⚡

Wowitan Uha Mani, you had a sweat ceremony for me in August 2011 with the help of Jeremy. I had been in three sweats before, but couldn't stay in for the hole term except once. Your comments to me afterwards was, "You came to me 1 for 3, and you leave 3 out of 4"! Thanks again for the ceremony it helped me get done with my purpose... to get The Black Hills back for our people's, and Turtle Island as well! Blessings to all my brothers and sisters!. Lightfoot

Thank you for sharing things that we some times take for granted tree's are precious 🖐️👀😇🎚️🕯️🤍✨🩵🎶 all prayer are allowed

This past year. We sent 2 17 foot trailers full of clothing for all ages. Personal care Packages. Coats, Blankets… boots, shoes. Adult diapers for both men and women. Beginning in October or November. This was gifted through The Blue Mountains Sundance Society. Also Montana reservations. And Umatilla Reservation. As well as the Outreach for Homeless Natives in Portland Oregon. Aho

Hi there,thanks for sharing, blessing,strength, courage to you.

Thnx for posting this! 💛🌞 David Swallow!

Thanks for the interview, I have a deep respect for this man.

Love and peace to all of you in pine ridge. Stay strong and go on, on your beautiful red road! Patty Tashunka luta wi, Germany ❤

Thank you for sharing. I love the Lakota and that they are like one big family and believe in oneness, and help each other so much - being a white South African grandmother, my heart went out to the elderly and the grandmothers without running water and children running in with buckets for their grandmothers - I couldn’t believe there is no running water there - it happens here also in some areas, but not that it is a good thing but when you look at it compared to America, South Africa is very much a third world country. At present, I am trying to learn Lakota (love the language) but it is a bit difficult as I don’t have anyone to practice the tongue with, but I’m persevering. I would love to send money to help but the amount would just about go down to nothing with the Rand/Dollar exchange rate. Will be praying for all.

My heart has always had a connection with these people.

Tansi nimosum? Manando niya. Yotin pimohkitiw nitsikason. Wapsewsipi niya ochi. Mostos wiykis napewskwew Nikawiy. How are you grandfather? I am well balanced. My name is windwalker. I am from swan river. My mother is sage water woman. Aho Ninaskomon. Thank you for being you. Kisakitin wakomakan. I love all my relations. This language is Nihiyaw. What the English call Cree. From up North. Nihiyaw oti! We are still here!

Same here on Navajo Nation, hard life. bless u all.

I enjoy listening to him. Very wise man. I first listened to him by stumbiling across a video on RU-vid where he's speaking on Mitakuye Oyasin. When i can i will help. Blessings from Mexico.

My family lives in Pine Ridge ❤

God bless you guys for all you do to help these people. You're doing God's work.

Strong!

I love listening to this man!! Very intelligent man and ppl need to listen to him….. I pray healing to your people and I hope they treat you as equals as you are!! Stay strong

May my❤be worthy to find life destiny and rest MUCH peace and RESPECT ❤😊

Thank you for sharing! I am your new subscriber. Warm greetings

Great from North Italy. I Pray for my Brother's and the your lands! Mitakuye Oyasin! Hiii hiii hiii✊🏹

♥️♥️♥️🦅🦅🦅🪶🪶🪶🌈🌈🌈 the red nation shall rise again to replace all the broken promises and selfishness of this world! A world longing for light again ♥️ ☀️~ Crazy Horse

If I was close brother I would love to help specially with the elders

I have to go to pine ridge ,meet some cousins

Respect migwitch Aho.❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

Bless you guys everything in in Jesus Christ name amen

Im french and origin sioux oglala lakota to my ancestors im proud to be lakota i want to see my lakota People to pine ridge river and i want to see dave swallow

Hoka Hey!!!!

Waste kola, thank you for that words

Please excuse my languge...but this has to fking change ..these people do not deserve to struggle..no one should be in this time of age ..

Sell some pine ridge t-shirts I would buy one to support

And unlike so many instances of the U.S. government, yinz actually honor your agreements. I hope it comes back to bless you. Western society needs indigenous wisdom to recover from its abuse toward Mother Earth. Capitalism and greed have led many people astray.

❤❤❤ chief ❤❤❤

Who's in charge of the funds for the people? How do we support Mr. Swallow? Thanks Eric

Much love cousins.. keep strong

I want to meet him, he was friend to my mentor Russell Means

Hard times. Should go ask them big casino profit making communities for some help. If all Indian casinos helped out the poorer communities, everyone be living comfortably. Greed is not our indian way of life.

How old is grandpa swallow now? Is he well?

I see all the tribes which were once extinguished in this earth to return, and when the Native American tribes return with all their regal earthly bright colours and feathers, to set free the earth from its prison, the whole world will rejoice more than any other tribe who had returned. The rejoicing will be so loud and joyful that the Great Spirit will send forth a beautiful rainbow amongst a shower and the earth warrior spirits which were once taken from us will come without fear or any shame and sit on their rightful throne which is Mother Earth beneath their feet 🌎🪶🦅💕☀️🌈 this land belongs to them and this land needs them now more than ever

Jesus loves you ❤❤❤

If you don't see beauty, why look? And if you don't look, then you're not interested, I think. That much is in fact right, I think.

#MayorAdams #POW

Is there a go fund me to assist the people?

The Sioux need to economically develop themselves like the other successful tribes. Seminoles and Seneca. Cherokees.

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Why are you hiding your Eyes David?

There is only one Saviour of your soul, his name is Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for all your sins, - whosoever believeth in him will not perish but have everlasting life ❤

Wish they were left alone to live how they been, they weren’t meant to live on reservations!!!!!

You speak Lakota like a Wasicu. Work on it.

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