Lakota Funds

Covid-19 Response

Ultimate purpose is to 1) Utilize the "Arts in the Park" event to expose local Native artists to the potential benefits of developing an annual art festival for Native artists on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation, 2) increase participation of Native artists in projects, training's, and events that showcase their artwork, and 3) create a positive peer-to-peer environment between other organizations, Lakota Funds staff, and Native artists, whom share common objectives during the Regional NACBI training/event.

The ultimate purpose of this project is to increase the number of Oglala Lakota artists who create and maintain an art business that provides a living for their family, stimulates economic activity on the Pine Ridge Reservation, and preserves their art as a cultural resource for the Native community. This will be accomplished by increasing capital available to eligible artists as well as enhancing marketing opportunities for Native artists. The secondary purpose is to create and sustain an Artist Division to increase long-term capacity of The Lakota Fund to assist Native artists.