By Carol Hiltner | President, Altai Mir University
Joe and Lena Fast Horse run a "safe house" for Lakota children, even though, with a leaky roof and rampant black mold, the cramped house in Wounded Knee would not be considered safe by most standards. You have been supporting construction of a truly safe home for their children on a beautiful hillside overlooking Pine Ridge.
The logistics of building on the Pine Ridge Reservation are daunting: the nearest hardware store is five hours away; volunteers are ready to help, but depend on donated tools and building supplies.
The Fast Horse family urgently needs to get out of their mold-infested house before winter. This is a good-news, bad-news story:
Just being out on the land instead of in a dilapidated village will renew their souls during the long winter ahead. And then, next spring, building of the permanent structures will continue with renewed enthusiasm.
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