VOLUNTEER SERVICE TRIPS - CUSTOMIZED

Customized Volunteer Service Trips are arranged in consultation with Tipi Raiser's staff to fit the schedule and preferences of a group; whether that be a school, scouts, church, workplace or group of friends and family.
 Customized Volunteer Service Trips will include all or any combination of the following:

• Service – May include renovating or repairing homes in need of windows, doors, handicap ramps as well as providing firewood, delivering mattresses, food boxes, etc.  Projects are designed based on the skill level and interests of the visiting group. These projects are done cooperatively with Tribal members.

• Educational and Cultural Presentations/Ceremonies - Discussions with tribal elders and youth ambassadors, visiting Fort Laramie and Wounded Knee, participating in traditional dance and drum circles, etc.
• Recreational Activities - As our mission statement indicates, playing together is integrated into everything we do. Lakota friends and guides join us in hiking the Badlands, touring the Black Hills (Paha Sapa), horseback riding and more.

It is through all of the above that our mission toward RECONCILIATION can be achieved.

​The Tipi Raisers provides food, lodging, and the educational, cultural and recreational experiences. Trips vary in length but are typically four to seven days with a mix of work days, touring and recreation.

Customized Volunteers Trip costs range dependent on the specific requests and needs of the group and are negotiated in consultation with The Tipi Raiser's staff.  If you belong to a school, university, business, church, etc. and would like to arrange a Customized Volunteer Trip for your group please contact us to discuss scheduling and details.
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NOTE: Food and modest lodging are provided.  If you have specific food requirements please bring what you need- there are multiple refrigerators and shelving space at Base Camp for you to keep items. Transportation to the reservation is not provided.

cONTACT US TO DISCUSS SCHEDULING AND DETAILS

Drone footage from 2016 Volunteer Trip:

Traditional Hand Games during University of Georgia Spring Break 2019 Volunteer Trip.

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Examples of Past Service Projects:

• Cleaning a vandalized community center in Wounded Knee.
  
• Maintaining a steady supply of chopped and stacked firewood for Tribal members.
  
• In collaboration with the Tribe's Emergency Services department, responded to needs created by the 2019 bomb cyclone blizzard and ensuing floods.
  
• Collaborating with the Oglala Lakota tribal government to distribute food and supply boxes across the reservation.
• Hosting multiple community meals, holiday celebrations and gatherings in support of requests from local community requests.
• Construction of wheel chair ramps, remodeling of home interiors, reconstruction of burned out house interiors, etc.
• Construction of multiple community gardens.
• Delivery of food and supply boxes.
• Cooking and providing needed food for funerals.
  

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING AND PLAYING WITH YOU ON PINE RIDGE!