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Shared Visions - The Pine Ridge Building Summit
http://www.HUD.gov/svpinerg.html
The Pine Ridge Building Summit
July 30 - August 7, 1999
Tatanka Woihanble Otipi
"Buffalo Dreams - Gathering Homes"
If you are interested in learning about how to help low-income
families become homeowners, then you should attend and volunteer for
the Pine Ridge Building Summit this summer, July 30th - August 7th,
on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
The Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing, Inc. is coordinating
the volunteer home build. The Lakota name for the Oglala Sioux Tribe
Partnership for Housing, Inc. is Tatanka Woihanble Otipi which
means "Buffalo Dreams -- Gathering Homes."
Fifty new homes will be built during this week by volunteers and the
American Indian families who will be purchasing the homes. Seminars
and workshops also will be conducted on ways to increase homeownership
and affordable housing on other Indian Reservations across the country.
The Pine Ridge Building Summit is the pilot project of a much larger
effort to improve housing in Indian country. This effort, called
Shared Visions, is described in greater detail in other sections of
this Web site.
The Pine Ridge Reservation is l20 miles southeast of Rapid City, South
Dakota, covering 4,355 square miles. Of 39,000 members of the Oglala
Lakota Nation, 23,000 live on the Reservation. Despite very high rates
of poverty � the Lakota Nation has more than 63% of its families
living below the poverty line � the Lakota people are proud of their
traditions.
Hundreds of volunteers will be needed to make the Pine Ridge Building
Summit a reality. People of all skill levels and interests are being
encouraged to sign up. The Building Summit will need individuals
skilled in the construction trades as well as people who simply want to
make a difference on the reservation and aren�t afraid to roll up their
sleeves and work hard for a week. Participating in the Pine Ridge
Building Summit will be a rewarding experience and a chance to learn
more about new cultures while helping solve a major problem.
Harold D. Salway, Tribal President, and other leaders of the Pine Ridge
Indian Reservation are committed to improve living conditions.
Over 40 percent of families live in substandard or overcrowded
conditions, and the waiting list for affordable housing is 12 years
long. More than 450 families are qualified for homeownership and yet
private mortgage lending on the reservation is virtually nonexistent.
To begin to address this very serious need for homeownership and
affordable housing at the Pine Ridge Reservation, HUD Secretary Cuomo
and Pine Ridge tribal leaders are sponsoring Shared Visions: The Pine
Ridge Building Summit. The project will build 50 new homes in 1999 and
250 in the year 2000. Dozens of existing homes will be renovated. The
Summit will feature:
The Pine Ridge Home Build : July 30-August 7, 1999: A seven-day on-
site home build marks the first major activity of the overall effort.
Fifty new homes will be built by volunteers from across the country.
Tax-deductible contributions, volunteer labor and "sweat equity" will
make the homes more affordable, enabling purchases by low to moderate
income families. Sweat equity is labor contributed to the building by
the homebuyers. The build also will result in improved infrastructure,
such as roads, water, and sewer systems. Up to an additional 250 homes
will be constructed in the year 2000.
To provide lasting, long-term financial and housing assistance to Pine
Ridge tribal members, the Oglala Lakota tribe has created a nonprofit -
the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing, Inc. - to develop
housing and serve as the coordinator of the home build. While this
nonprofit will be located on the Pine Ridge Reservation, it also will
work with other tribes across the State of South Dakota.
Volunteers:
The Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing, Inc. needs many types
of volunteers and partners:
Volunteer construction labor: The Partnership will need hundreds of
volunteers to help with the Pine Ridge Building Summit from July 30 to
August 7, 1999. Volunteers are needed for general construction tasks;
skilled construction areas such as electrical, plumbing, roofing,
flooring, etc; logistics such as meals and refreshments;
transportation; and first aid.
Donated materials: The Partnership also will need organizations and
corporations to donate materials for the build, including items such
as: siding, carpeting/flooring; heating or cooling systems; major
appliances; roofing materials; telecommunications equipment for use by
volunteers; tents and camping equipment for volunteers; and many other
useful materials.
Seminars, Workshops:
During the home build, seminars and workshops will be conducted on
homeownership counseling, financial assistance, mortgage lending,
nonprofits, volunteer organizations, and other aspects of Shared
Visions. Tribal members and volunteers will be able to participate
in both the seminars as well as the home build.
Cultural Events:
In addition to the seminars and workshops on housing, the Building
Summit will offer volunteers a unique opportunity to learn more about
the Lakota people. Cultural events are planned daily. Coinciding with
the Pine Ridge Building Summit will be the reservation�s annual Oglala
Nation PowWow and Rodeo � a seven day affair showcasing Lakota cultural
and athletic activities and Indian cowboy rodeo performances.
Volunteers are invited to join in with these festivities.
For more information or to apply for Shared Visions: The Pine Ridge
Building Summit, contact: 1-888-3VOLUNTEER or click here
to get the application. <A HREF="http://www.HUD.gov/svapplic.html">
Shared Visions
http://www.HUD.gov/sharedvisions.html
Homes and Communities
http://www.HUD.gov/
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