Sit back and enjoy the beauty that is the Fancy Dance.  

When Tom and Cathy plowed up a thorny back yard so that a tribal elder could grow vegetables; tribal leaders built a community garden so that others could enjoy the benefits of fresh vegetables for their families.

When they gathered a group of volunteers to fill in potholes around elders’ homes; the tribal council began to better maintain their roads.

After they helped to plan drumming circles and dance groups; tribal groups started to teach the youth about their lost culture.

Jesus, we know nothing is impossible with You. Bless [my reservation/city] in ways only you can imagine and only you can accomplish! I want to see [my reservation/city] transformed no matter how long it may take.

We must take heed that we mistake not this liberty for leave to commit sin. Christ will have us to know and remember that it is his day, therefore to be spent in his service, and to his honour. 

"There are two times of the year that stir the blood. In the fall for the hunt, and now for lacrosse." -Esteemed Elder Oren Lyons, Jr. (Onondaga/Seneca) Two brothers from the Onondaga Nation pursue their dreams of playing lacrosse for national powerhouse Syracuse University. The obstacles in their way are frequent and daunting, but their love for the game, each other, and their family's unyielding determination propels these youth towards their dream.

This Week in Native American News (8/4/17): Aspiring Teens, Alaskan Cruises, and Public Art

What began as a men's retreat became a youth retreat, as Tim Norton (serving in Navajo, NM) and Rick McCafferty (serving in Anchorage, AK) hiked underneath the Navajo people's sacred Hesperus Peak, just outside Durango, Colorado.