Help Build the Sacred Earth Lodge

We had more than 50 guests brave the weather to celebrate this significant event for Indian Country, coming from as far away as Colorado, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Many of us had to wipe away tears as each presenter spoke about the importance of the day. It was Lakota elder Basil Braveheart who evoked the strongest emotion from some, as he performed a dedication prayer for the building. For me, it was Winona LaDuke's words that sruck a chord. Partly, mine were tears of laughter when Winona referred to the "red tape" slowing down projects and then corrected herself saying, "Red tape, ha. Let's be honest. That is white tape." Like Basil and Bob Gough - an unsurpassed leader in renewable energy in Indian Country - Winona referred to Henry as the type of leader that Native Americans need today.

The Sacred Earth Lodge is dedicated to the seventh generation - that prophesied demographic that is destined to combine the goodness of the white skinned people with the goodness of the red skinned people. Sacred Earth Lodge is exactly that synthesis, offering a new way to honor the old ways through sustainability education.