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Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation Blog

Thank You Letters from the OLC Nursing Students

September 30, 2010 by FoPRR

Thank you letters from the OLC Nursing Students for rolling backpacks and other school supplies:I would like to say think you for the supplies you have provided me and my OLC Nursing classmates with here at the college. I really appreciate your support in the form of flash drives and backpacks. I would have not been able to afford these necessary items on my own and it means a lot to me that people I never even met … [Read more...] about Thank You Letters from the OLC Nursing Students

Thank You Letters from Oglala Lakota College

September 18, 2010 by FoPRR

September 7, 2010Dear Chris and Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation;Another new year has gotten off to a good start, thanks to all your generous donations of school supplies for our nursing students. We have admitted the largest class ever, 21 with 2 returning in the spring. Our second year class of 11 will graduate this coming June. The students are so appreciative of the rolling backpacks, highlighters, flash drives … [Read more...] about Thank You Letters from Oglala Lakota College

Thank Yous from OST Partnership for Housing

August 7, 2010 by FoPRR

July 29, 2010We were truly blessed to have received all of the gardening items. Thank Friends of Pine Ridge for the generous gifts to the families. We plan to have some Fall planting classes in September. Each year we hope to do more with landscaping and gardening.Thank you again for being our friend.Pinky OST Partnership for Housing, Inc.April 27, 2010Dear Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation:Greetings! Thank you so … [Read more...] about Thank Yous from OST Partnership for Housing

Thank Yous from LOWO

August 7, 2010 by FoPRR

July 29, 2010Good morning, Chris;This e-mail is sent on behalf of Lakota Oyate Wakanyeja Owicakiyapi (LOWO) to express our deepest, heartfelt appreciation for the recent donation drives sponsored by Friends of Pine Ridge for toiletry and hygiene supplies and the drive for Back to School supplies for our Lakota children and families that LOWO is working with.Sometimes what may be seen as the smallest of items (a tube … [Read more...] about Thank Yous from LOWO

Thank Yous from Red Shirt School 2010

March 2, 2010 by FoPRR

February 23, 2010Everyone,Thank you so much for the Valentine's and Valentine's party goodies for our students here at Red Shirt.The students and teachers were so grateful and appreciative of your generosity.Barbara Ice, Principal Red Shirt SchoolSeptember 29, 2010Everyone,Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the clothes and coats you sent to Red Shirt School. You should have seen the students' faces when they saw … [Read more...] about Thank Yous from Red Shirt School 2010

Thank You Letters from Little Wound School

December 28, 2009 by FoPRR

December 20, 2009Dear Chris and FoPRR,We at Little Wound School Roots & Shoots are incredibly grateful for the generosity and kindness extended to us over the past two months. Our coat drive on December 1st was a huge success. We were able to help so many students in need within our school and also extend the generosity to the community. The toy drive was just simply amazing. We are still amazed that we had … [Read more...] about Thank You Letters from Little Wound School

Thank You from Oglala Lakota College, Nursing Department

September 27, 2009 by FoPRR

9/15/09Chris,The packages didn't stop coming and we sincerely appreciate all the school supplies and rolling backpacks.Many thanks again for all the contributions and your efforts. Every little bit helps the students and your bits were substantial.Pilamaya yeloJoan G. Nelson, RN, MSN Chairperson, Nursing Department Oglala Lakota College … [Read more...] about Thank You from Oglala Lakota College, Nursing Department

Thank Yous from Oyate Teca Project 2009

August 19, 2009 by FoPRR

July 27, 2009Good Afternoon Chris,The camping trips are going good here, we took the first group over the weekend it was really fun! It got cold at night but it was really nice, and the children sure enjoyed themselves. I wanted to say thank you all very, very much. Everything that has been received was put to use on the trip.The gas stove works great, a lot quicker than the charcoal we had going at the same time--we … [Read more...] about Thank Yous from Oyate Teca Project 2009

Thank Yous from LOWO

August 15, 2009 by FoPRR

August 7, 2009Hi Chris;On behalf of Lakota Oyate Wakanyeja Owicakiyapi (LOWO), we would like to express our heartfelt thank you to the donors and yourself for the back to school drive that resulted in such a tremendous amount of backpacks and school supplies for the children that we serve.It has been so wonderful to have the generous donations from Friends of Pine Ridge that has helped to meet the needs of so many of … [Read more...] about Thank Yous from LOWO

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Current Donation Drives

 

  • 2026 Thank You Letters
  • 2025 Thank You Letters
  • A Valentine’s Day Drive for Navajo Kids
  • A Valentine’s Day Drive for Yurok Kids
  • A Valentine’s Day Drive for Lakota Kids
  • A Valentine’s Day Card Shower for Yurok Elders
  • A Donation Drive for the Homeless Veterans Shelter on Pine Ridge
  • Support Lakota Kids and Adult Apartment Resident Fire Victims with Shoes & Clothing
  • A Household Goods Drive for Lakota Fire Victim Families
  • Support 20 Lakota House Fire Victims 
  • A Drive for Classroom Sets of Novels for a Navajo High School’s English Teachers
  • Help Heat Homes on Pine Ridge Reservation
  • A Shoes, Coats & Clothing Drive for Lakota Kids
  • A Donation Drive for the Yurok Tribal Head Start ABG South Site
  • A Food Drive for Yurok Elders
  • Support an Indoor Skatepark on Pine Ridge Rez
  • A Book Drive for An Indigenous Little Free Library in Albuquerque, NM (Navajo, Isleta Pueblo)
  • A Book Drive for Multiple Indigenous Little Free Libraries in Oklahoma City (Cheyenne, Cherokee, Comanche, Kiowa)
  • A Book Drive for Indigenous Little Free Libraries Across the Country
  • Books for the Yurok Tribe Boys and Girls Club
  • Books for Kids at An Indoor Skatepark on Pine Ridge Rez (Lakota)
  • Books for Havasupai Children [At the bottom of the Grand Canyon] (Havasupai)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Weitchpec Yurok Magnet Elementary School (Yurok)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Jack Norton Elementary School (Yurok)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – American Horse School (K-8) (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Batesland Elementary School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Crazy Horse School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Lakota Waldorf School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Little Singer Community School (Navajo)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Little Wound School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Loneman Day School [Isnawica Owayawa] (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – ‘O Me-nok Learning Center [Formerly Margaret Keating Elementary] (Yurok)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Our Lady of Lourdes School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Piñon Elementary School (Navajo)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Porcupine School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Red Cloud School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Red Shirt School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Rockyford Elementary School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Wolf Creek Elementary School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Elementary School – Wounded Knee District School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation High School – Lakota Tech High School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation High School – Little Wound High School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation High School – Oglala Lakota County School District Virtual High School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation High School – Piñon High School (Navajo)
  • Books for a Reservation High School – Red Cloud High School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation K-12 School – Pine Ridge School (Lakota)
  • Books for a Reservation Middle School – Piñon Middle School (Navajo)
  • Books for a Reservation Middle and High School – Crazy Horse School (Lakota)
  • Books for First Families Now (Lakota)
  • Books for Head Start (Lakota)
  • Books for Oglala Lakota College Library (Lakota)
  • Books for the Oglala Lakota College Library Build Your Own Library Children’s Book Project (Lakota)
  • Books for Oglala Lakota Children’s Justice Center (Lakota)
  • Books for Partnership for Housing (Lakota)
  • Books for the Kiyuksa O’Tipi Reintegration Center (Lakota)
  • Monetary Donations (Lakota and Yurok)
  • OLC Library’s Head Start – Early Childhood Books Giveaway Project (Lakota)
  • Support the Oglala Lakota College – Nursing Department (Lakota)

 

 

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Aaron Huey's effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people — appalling, and largely ignored — compelled him to refocus. Five years of work later, his haunting photos intertwine with a shocking history lesson.

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