The Institute of I.ndigenous Am.erica’s Legacy

 ANPÉTU WAŠTÉ

I. Am. Legacy is a native-led nonprofit organization based in Rapid City, SD that provides healing for individuals who have experienced a traumatic event, abuse, crisis, or hardship.

Mission:

Mission: I.ndigenous Am.ericas Institute of Legacy or I. Am. Legacy is a grassroots, system impacted group of commUnity members who have made a commitment to serve, advocate, protect and cultivate those who are the future change makers for the next seven generations. We are building solutions by adding our voices to a system that has never been held accountable for the number of Indigenous peoples, and other people of color, that are directly or collaterally damaged by systemic and systematic policy and program. Our vision is similar to the vision passed to us by our ancestors. This is to utilize the eons of Health, Wellness & Healing to address the many contemporary struggles, hardships and challenges our people are enduring today.

Programs and Services

The I Am.Legacy movement seeks to add to its base with Social, Political, Economic and Educational structure by building capacity within CommUnity rather than without! This includes surrounding Tribal Communities; the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, all of which make up the greater percentage of Indigenous community members in Rapid City, South Dakota.

 

We believe that culture heals, and the Lakota culture is the root of our prevention, intervention, outreach, and healing services. We rely on these core Lakota values:

Woc’ ekiya – Prayer
Wa o’ hola – Respect
Waunsila – Compassion
Wowicakhe – Honesty
Wawokiye – Generosity
Wah’wala – Humility
Woksape – Wisdom

 

  • ReStoring CommUnity Through

  • ReConnecting & ReClaiming Our Sacredness

  • Repair & ReRoot Identity

  • ReCommit to the Youth, Families, CommUnity and

the next Seven Generations