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Cheyenne River Sioux ▬ NEEDS & PRIORITIES

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Help Destitute Families by Repairing/Replacing and Winterizing their homes - The Tribal Council considered this to be the most immediate priority, to help those with the most serious housing needs.  The council members agreed to put together a specific list of families and needs so we could try to chip away at this mountain of need.  There was also a desire to involve and train younger adults with these basic skills of construction as a way of providing them an income source.

Help Destitute Families by Acquiring and Installing Wood-burning Stoves - Another basic life need was to acquire simple wood burning stoves and have them properly installed.  This could also be used as a training opportunity for the youth.

Help the Community by Repairing Community Centers and Churches - Some of these community centers and churches need work just to become functional once again.

Help the Community by Providing Emergency Generators for the Community Centers - The Community Centers are often needed to temporarily house families in an emergency.  Some Centers had them, some needed something larger, and some had nothing at all.

Help the Children and Youth by Providing a Youth Shelter – This could actually be tied to the community centers.  Since one shelter would not cover all 19 communities, something available at each community center would help those in that area.  A partnership with the churches could be an excellent way for each community to reach the youth.

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CURRENT  NEEDS

On-going:  As we continue to do home repairs and community outreach, there will be an on-going need for funds to purchase:

Building materials

Bibles & Religious materials

Wood Stoves

Food

Horse Feed & Supplies for Youth outreach

Travel Expenses

Large needs:  On a larger scale, we would like to provide

cabins for those without a decent place to live:

Cabin Construction Materials - $6,200

Donations:  As often as possible, we will collect and distribute the following donated items:

COATS, BLANKETS, WARM CLOTHING in good condition

Please PRAY for these needs and for those in need on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation.

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Here are the priorities agreed upon with the Tribal Council:

In addition to the physical needs listed above, there are many years of broken promises, abuse, hurts, brokenness, suicide, depression, addiction, hopelessness, and despair that need to be overcome.  So much healing needs to be done.  Therefore, we will also work on two other areas simultaneously:

Spiritual needs — We want to help the tribal and community leaders reach the people: to provide hope through service and with the message of Jesus Christ, to grow in the knowledge of God’s Word, to walk with God as Jesus did, to build unity among all God’s children while respecting the Native Culture and Traditions, and to encourage oneness with Creator God while walking in the Spirit and taking care of His Creation – the people, the animals, the land, and the water.

Youth Ministry and Outreach — We want to help the tribal and community leaders reach out to the youth and provide opportunities that build self-confidence; self-esteem; respect for themselves and others; responsibility, knowledge, and skills in the care of God’s creation; compassion, love, and service; and do it all while respecting the Native Culture and Traditions.