The Pine Ridge Reservation
Did you know?
The Pine Ridge Reservation is the poorest county in America
Pine Ridge has the second lowest life expectancy in the world
The Pine Ridge Reservation has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world
“The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is a third world located here in America, but the land and the ways of life of Lakota people are still here and the elders made sure we didn't lose it. That is why the elders are very important to our generation. Aho, Mitakuya Oyasi” - Oglala Lakota Medicine Man David Swallow