Kelsey Records at Buffalo Nickel Creative

Project Director, Kelsey Ducheneaux, was given the opportunity to visit the Buffalo Nickel Creative in Pawhuska, OK. Thanks to the Indigenous Foods and Agriculture  Initiative, Kelsey spent the day with several amazing individuals, each supporting the campaign for Tribal Food Sovereignty.

Some of the crew pictured at an out of the studio recording location (L to R): Kelsey Ducheneaux, Marcus Grignon, Elise Clote, Keenan Springer, Theresa Hinkle, Zachary Ilbery, and Ryan Redcorn.

Melissa Loeschen tells of her time at Project H3LP!

"...I recommend anyone to go to the ranch and experience what I have for the past two summers. It’s truly an experience you will never forget! I can’t wait to continue my journey at the DX Ranch and see where it takes me in life, and I am anxious to help them in starting others down their journey through Project H3LP!..."  Read More

Project H3LP! stop on Learning Tour

On September 15, 2015, Project H3LP! was the last Cheyenne River stop on the Cultural Assets and the Creative Economy: A Learning Tour, coordinated by the  First People's Fund. We enjoyed filling the barn with members from over 10 foundations. Were you here? Leave a comment!
 Here's a few pictures of the event: 

Project H3LP! starts online booster campaign.

Take a look at our online t-shirt sales. You can help support our booster campaign, while helping to get the message out there! T-shirts are $20, and we are hoping to sell 50 shirts within our 30 day limit. Proceeds will directly impact the number of local youth we can bring in to the ranch this fall.

ZACH, LIFEMANSHIP DIRECTOR EXPLAINS HOW PROJECT H3LP! IS A PART OF CHEYENNE RIVER'S SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Four Bands Community Fund is a member of the Opportunity Finance Network and a Native CDFI Network member, they have served as a financial resource for Project H3LP! as is an integral factor in the economic successes of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. We are proud and appreciative of the work they have done not only for us at home, but across the entire reservation.

PROJECT H3LP! IS ONE STOP FOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AG AGENTS PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR

ON JULY 10, 2015

This year marked the 100th conference for the National Association of County Ag Agents, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota was fortunate in hosting. Attendees selected from several pre-conference tours, and Project H3LP! was featured as a stop on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in the Animal Science tour.  Forty-two of the nation's hard-working county agriculture/extension agents spent the evening discussing lifemanship as we shared a meal of our home-raised beef. Thanks for being such a captivated audience everyone! Wasn't Chachi the perfect podium for Zach?

CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE YOUTH HORSEMANSHIP PROGRAM VISITS PROJECT H3LP!

ON JULY 10, 2015

Blaine Nordvold, instructor of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Youth Horsemanship Program, and several of the program youth, came to share some horsemanship with us. We greatly enjoyed the visit which covered safety throughout groundwork, before the ride, and during the ride. Plus, there was a whole lot of smiling going on! Thank you for your visit, ladies and gentlemen. We CAN NOT wait to ride with you again!