The Oglala Lakota Cultural & Economic Revitalization Initiative (OLCERI) is a Lakota led, reservation based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore resilience, self-sufficiency, economic independence, and revitalize Lakota culture on the Pine Ridge reservation, while sharing our knowledge and research with other communities seeking assistance.
The aim is to address the historical and systemic barriers that have impacted the Lakota people's ability to maintain and enhance their cultural heritage, identity, and economic well-being.
We are dedicated to the healing of the people of Pine Ridge from within.
All projects by OLCERI must meet the 7-7-300 benchmark: We recognize that each of our decisions are honor-bound to the lives of the next seven generations of all living things. Our projects must be in harmony with the seven tenets of the Lakota Medicine Wheel. And they must use a 300-year traditional planning model.
OLCERI: An Agent of Change
OLCERI has many programs in place that address each of the seven fundamental human needs in a way that incorporates integrated and holistic solutions to the challenges faced by the people to achieve more sustainable outcomes for future generations.
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