Niya Wakan

Sacred Breath Mobile Healing Center

The Niya Wakan Mobile Healing Center is a Native-led cultural preservation and social enhancement project supporting Lakota communities through the return of Tatanka Wanbli, an enrolled Cheyenne River Sioux holy man and descendant of Chief Elk Head, to his ancestral homeland in Green Grass, South Dakota. He is joined by Dr. Samora Smith, an interfaith minister and sacred sound artist offering healing through Indigenous music and voice.

The project prepares a donated mobile unit, gathers traditional giveaway supplies, conducts a multi-state educational journey sharing Lakota arts and ceremony, returns to Green Grass to build a yurt gathering space, and culminates in a Sundance Ceremony during the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass in June 2026. Emphasizing giveaways as reciprocity, it meets immediate needs while strengthening cultural continuity and community healing

DONATE TODAY!