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There is A Stretch of Land where something is calling to be remembered…
Star Bear Ranch in Elbert County, Colorado is Where we are breaking ground and the heart Center Where Plants, People, and programs Take roots.
that is what this year is. We are building the ground itself.
That means returning to Indigenous farming techniques and greenhouses so the land can feed the people who tend it and make our medicines again.
A buffalo and horse prairie, returning the relative the plains were emptied of. A ceremonial grounds, so the ceremony comes home to land that can hold it. Housing and infrastructure for the staff and volunteers who will live and work here.
It also means a team that is financially supported. Colonial systems run on unpaid and under-resourced labor from the most marginalized and Wóžu refutes that.
This Is The Slow And Sacred Labor Of Cultivating Wóžu Healing Gardens.
THE LAND WE ARE STEWARDING
About Star Bear Ranch
65 Acres. Star Bear Ranch, Elbert, Colorado. Home of Wóžu Healing Gardens and stewarded by a Lakota woman.
West Bijou Creek running through the heart of it. Visions of A Ceremonial Area. A Food Forest & Greenhouse. Buffalo & Horse Prairie. Equine Therapy grounds. Space for staff to live and rest as they care for the land and community.
65
Acres
STAR BEAR RANCH • ELBERT, COLORADO • PHASE 1 LAUNCH
$1 Million Crowdfund
Campaign Budget
Where every dollar seeds healing, land, and community — rooted in Lakota tradition.
HALF ONE • PEOPLE AND PLACES - TOTAL $493,000
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4 Directors ($6K/mo) • 11 Support Staff (varied rates) • 7 months
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Agriculture & Education • Cultural & Ceremonial • Women’s Reproductive Health • Mental Health, Care & Harm Reduction • Events • Communications
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5% of Campaign • Direct Community Allocation to Native Elders & Youth Grant Funds
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2% of Campaign • Organizational Partnership
HALF TWO • INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILD - TOTAL $397,000 + TBD’s
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Full Construction • Fixed Budget
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Skid Steer, Trailer, Attachments, Power Tools, Hand Tools
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Topsoil • Gravel Roadbase • Concrete Flooring
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Structure + Foundation
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Quote Pending • est. $35K-$150K
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Quote Pending • est. $15K-$50K
Campaign Target
$1,000,000
7-Month Launch Window
Frequently Asked Questions
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All donations are tax-exempt from our fiscal sponsor, Omprakash.
Fiscally Sponsored by
OmprakashEIN: 20-8655418 | https://www.omprakash.org/
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Yes, please visit our ‘Get Involved’ page. Coming Soon!
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