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Annual-Regional: Indigenous Wisdom & Permaculture Convergence

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Commenced:	01/08/2019
Submitted:	22/06/2019
Last updated:	05/07/2019
Location:	OLCERI c/o bryan deans HC 66 Box 21, Chadron, NE, US
Phone:	5302765473
Website:	https://www.iwpsconvergence.com/
Climate zone:	Semi Arid

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Annual-Regional: Indigenous Wisdom & Permaculture Convergence

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Urban, Rural, Intentional Communities, Community, School Projects, Philanthropic aid, Demonstration, Educational, Political

Project Summary

We are co-creating ecological infrastructure on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Guided by First Nations wisdom & permaculture design principles. Campers bring a vibrant and dedicated energy, while working to support the vision of the OLCERI (Oglala Lakota Cultural and Economic Revitalization Initiative), honor Indigenous ways, and acquire ecological design skills through hands-on experiential projects.

Project Description

Located on Pine Ridge Reservation, the sovereign nation of the Oglala Lakota people, IWPS Convergence works to amplify the initiatives of tribal organizations who collaborate to address food scarcity, poverty, and lack of adequate housing. We understand the Lakota can help their own community best - that's why we only support existing Lakota initiatives that will be maintained after the convergence ends. Volunteers from across the nation gather together with renowned ecological teachers and tribal leaders for one week or more. Side by side, attendees practice ecologically-minded skills through hands-on experiences, and participate in workshops that empower them as leaders to take on the environmental and social justice challenges of today. We are converging in support of OLCERI: the Oglala Lakota Cultural and Economic Revitalization Initiative. For 17 years, OLCERI has provided low-tech, highly accessible solutions to challenges on the Pine Ridge Reservation such as food scarcity, lack of adequate housing, and extreme poverty. OLCERI is designed to restore resilience, self-sufficiency, economic independence, and cultural revival among the Lakota people.

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