This gentle act adds another layer of meaning to the intimate exchange. I chose to depict their affection to one another with the robe because such garments represented warmth, security, and comfort to the Lakota people (who relied heavily on the buffalo for sustenance). As the warrior wraps his beloved in a warm buffalo robe, he reveals his deep devotion and unending fidelity with this seemingly small gesture. Two Lakota lovers take a private moment for themselves in Two Souls, One Spirit. Read more about embellished giclees here. Your print will be shipped within 10 business days of purchase. Embellished giclees are only available as canvas, stretched, and ready-to-hang and take 8 to 10 weeks to complete. Canvas prints have two finishing options: 1) Shipped rolled in a tube or 2) stretched and ready-to-hang with a gallery wrap finish. Hunger is a real on the reservation as one study concluded that nearly 50% of people on the reservation have reported not having enough to eat at some point in the past year.īaker would also go on to confirm that the charity’s effort to fight hunger on the reservation will be expanded to include the construction of several food centers in a number of communities across the reservation.Fine art LIMITED EDITION signed giclee - prices start at $235Įach numbered print comes with a certificate of authenticity in your choice of high-quality watercolor paper (edition of 500) or canvas (edition of 250). These packages can be purchased for donation for $65 on the One Spirit website. The food packages delivered to families include venison, ham steaks, sausage, potatoes, burritos, onions, carrots, corn, green beans, oranges, apples and cereal.
“I don’t want to hear of any kids going hungry on the reservation,” said Baker.Īccording to Baker, there now 300 families across Pine Ridge who are receiving regular deliveries of food from One Spirit’s team working just east of Pine Ridge. When Baker heard that food was needed, One Spirit jumped at the opportunity.
Recently a campaign was started to raise funds for food supplies for youth accessing the shelter. Part of BEAR’s work includes maintaining, the Bear Cave, a place that serves as temporary youth shelter. Originally started as program intended to improve literacy rates on the reservation, BEAR has morphed into a multidimensional support system for children. The BEAR program has become a staple of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation as a result of the troupe of larger than life mascots who urge local children to read more, love life, and stay sober. “When I heard that the BEAR cave had run short on food we added them to our list of places who receive food deliveries,” said Jeri Baker, founder and executive director of One Spirit. Young members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe participate in a youth camp hosted by One Spirit in March 2016. So when another essential tribally run program reached out for help, One Spirit answered the call. Unlike some other charitable organizations One Spirit has established roots in the community through its creation of its Lakota running team and by building a food distribution center for community members. Our goal is to preserve the culture and traditions of these people who can provide so much wisdom and knowledge to the world,” says the One Spirit website. “One Spirit people work with the Lakota of Pine Ridge to develop the programs they need for the 40,000 people who live in extreme poverty on the Reservation. Since then the charity started by Jeri Baker has done everything from sending a group of Lakota runners to the New York City Marathon to raise awareness to donating firewood to cold and needy families during the harshest winter weather. Over ten years ago the One Spirit organization came to Pine Ridge with the hopes of taking helping relieve the burdens that accompany mass poverty. To address the shortcomings several organizations are now working together to assure that no children go hungry. PINE RIDGE-As the winter begins to make its exit food supplies on the reservation are becoming harder and harder to come by. A young volunteer helps One Spirit prepare food packages for delivery on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in February 2016.
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