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Past Projects
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Projects When Red Feather began in 1995, the objective was to build one home for a Lakota elder. In following years, the organization continued its objective of housing - family by family. Based on its early experiences, the leadership at Red Feather recently concluded that the best course of action for the organization is to focus its efforts on two reservations. Approaching housing at a community level requires new approaches that Red Feather is currently in the process of refining. Community Development We firmly believe that the only way that tribes will be better off in the long-run is if they are doing this work themselves. That is why we continue on this slow and steady path that requires both educational and construction-oriented resources to address our two-fold mission: empowerment and home building. Empowerment in this context means supporting tribal members, who do not yet have the resources to operate sustainable home construction organizations in their communities, until they can do this work on their own. Lastly, we realize the extent of our organization's benefit to our non-native volunteers that offer their sweat equity to each home, who join us to learn about straw bale construction, or to learn about native cultures within the reservation. Strategic Planning Red Feather has begun the lengthy process of strategic planning. We are
focusing on evolution and relevance in changing times. We invite tribal
members, volunteers, current or future stakeholders, and community members
to participate as we create a plan that will strengthen Red Feather's
ability to successfully respond to changes in circumstances that we, as
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