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Thanks to a child. Sandra receives a bed and more...
The story below went out on May 10th and on May 18th, a bed was delivered to Sandra's apartment. Generous donors wanted to make sure that Yngvar's heroic gesture resulted in a dream come true for Sandra. The new bed replaced a mattress that was caved in the middle and blankets had to be used to try to make it level so Sandra could turn over. In a telephone call, I asked Sandra ...
FROM A CHILD....
My name is Kari Ose Evensen . I live in Byglandsford, Norway and I manage the Okini program - a job I am happy to have. It is wonderful each time a family receives what they need. About 3 weeks ago I received a special request from one of the people who work as an Area Service Coordinator for One Spirit. Her request was as follows:
“I have a major Okini request. I know it is one in a million ...
Programs
Youth program
I Dreamed a Dream….
“To give them a life free of drugs and alcohol”
“His Lakota name is Hoksila.”
“These young students of life are very talented. Drawing, painting, quilli...
Food Co-op - Food Share America
Each month, Sponsors purchase food through Food Share America. One Spirit arranges for the food to be trucked to the reservation where Lakota people unload the truck, ...
Sponsorship
ONE Spirit is proud to be able to offer a way for you to directly help a Lakota child, family, or elder in need.
As a sponsor, you can offer protection from cold and hung...
Okini Program
Okini is a Lakota word meaning “to share material things”.
Imagine not having coats or shoes to fit your growing children or blankets to keep your elders warm in the bitt...
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Wood Projects
Pine Ridge Reservation Wood Project
Every winter, on Pine Ridge Reservations, families and elders go without heat in their homes or warm themselves in front of an oven. ...
Lakota Art Market
Support Lakota ecomonic initiatives for self sufficiency including a Fair Market for jewelry, arts, and Women’s Sewing co-ops.
We support initiatives developed by the Lak...
How To Donate:
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Donations/contributions may be made by check or money order to One Spirit and sent to:
One Spirit
P.O. Box 3209
Rapid City, SD 57709
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Current Needs
Need of diapers
Karen is a grandmother with a small 3 bedroom house full of people. 4 adult children plus 4 boys, aged 9, 11, 15 and 16, and two girls ages 10 and 6. Then there are these 4 babies: Two 2 year old girls, One 6 month...
Real people - real needs
Someone asked, “Are the people you write about real or are they just examples?” The answer is that they are all real people.
We hear daily from people who are in desperate need. It is heartbreaking, when so little could ...
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URGENT Needs of Lakota Families & Elders
The Okini program is in desperate need of help to meet some of the urgent needs of Lakota families and elders.
A single mother with no extended family to help called in tears saying she was out of diapers and has no cloth...
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The Okini program is in desperate need of help to meet some of the urgent needs of Lakota families and elders.
A single mother with no extended family to help called in tears saying she was out of diapers and has no cloth...
Sponsors Needed
Times are hard everywhere. We know that. But on the reservation things are getting really bad.
Winter is coming. School is starting. Children need new shoes and clothes. Here some of situations that we have heard abou...
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