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"The Pine Ridge Reservation was established during the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty and encompasses a territory of approximately 2 million acres of the Northern Great Plains in southwest South Dakota. With a population of over 30,000, the Reservation exists today as one of the poorest places in the United States and lags far behind other parts of the United States in virtually all standards of human well-being. The historical legacy of forcefully alienating people from their allotted lands has contributed to the unequal land-use patterns on Pine Ridge today, where 20 people control nearly 46% of the land base. It has also had a significant economic impact for tribal members. According to the USDA 2007 Census of Agriculture for American Indian Reservations, the market value of agriculture commodities produced on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 2007 totaled $54,541,000. Yet, les than 1/3 ($17,835,000) of that income went to Native American producers." Village Earth
We as a nation are experiencing personal difficulties and struggles in this ever tightening economy. Your concern for those even less fortunate is truly appreciated. Thank you so much for joining the effort to lend a helping hand to our Native American neighbors of the USA!
The Gathering Thunder Foundation is staffed entirely of volunteers and any administrative costs are absorbed by the board of directors. Therefore every penny donated is used to directly benefit the communities in which we serve.
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Supporters and members have raised money and collected donated items through fund raisering activities:
- Bake Sales
- Garage Sales
- Pennies for Pine Ridge Collection Banks
- GTF~ Ebay Sales
- Craft Sales
- Healing Services
