Our Communities
THE ROSEBUD AND PINE RIDGE RESERVATIONS (MAP)
Rosebud and Pine Ridge have numerous small towns and communities, some which have local churches and pastors that welcome groups on the Lakota Journey for a week in the summer. Some other communities that do not have active ministry organizations are also willing to open their doors to groups. So far the Lakota Journey has reached the communities of Winner, Wood, Ideal, Antelope, Mission, White River, Rosebud, Parmelee, Two Strike, St. Francis, Spring Creek, Horse Creek, Upper Cut Meat and Wanblee.
Rosebud Reservation resides in south central South Dakota and is one of 314 federally recognized reservations. Totaling around 55 million acres, it is the sixth largest reservation in the United States and has a population of 8,043 people. Pine Ridge Reservation, which borders Rosebud to the west, is the second largest reservation in the United States and has a population of 11,182 people. Native Americans who live on Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations are a part of the Lakota Sioux tribe.
