Observed arrival · 2026-10-13
Inyan Kagmiya’s Lakota Young Women’s Healing Project
An Elder-led project describes land-based healing, mentorship and educational journeys for Lakota girls and young women in South Dakota.
- For
- Lakota girls and young women in South Dakota
- Worth noticing
- The site says staff receive a living wage and Indigenous knowledge-holders should be paid fairly for their cultural work.
Field notes
The site frames the work through three approaches—sacred-site visits, sustained elder-youth relationships, and exposure to Native-led education and professional life. Its 2026 listings range from a ten-day California retreat for Elder Ramona White Plume and her granddaughters to a seven-day Black Hills journey with community chaperones. The project also says it pays staff a living wage and believes Indigenous knowledge-holders should be fairly paid for cultural work.
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