The Greatest Resource of the Oglala Lakota
is the Oyate (people)

Will You Join the 1,000 Arrows Campaign for Economic Opportunity?

An arrow can easily be broken by itself, but it is impossible to break 1,000 arrows banded together. Today we are asking you to become of one of 1000 unbreakable arrows.

Lakota Funds has chosen the arrow as our emblem because the arrow is the tool that only one hundred years ago was used to protect and feed our people. Success depended on its perfect flight and the abilities of our Watanye (skilled huntsmen), Ohitika (braves), Wawókiye (helpers), and Wacinyapi (dependable ones) to provide food for our people. Additionally, the arrow provided protection when danger threatened the people.

Each part of the arrow represents the will of our people to survive and prosper on the land of our ancestors, as well as a symbol of each part of Lakota Funds' work.

Lakota Funds is the new arrow, the tool to protect the people from poverty and hopelessness by helping to build an economy capable of feeding and housing our people.

We need to do more than just survive. It is time for us to thrive.