We are a Native-led, community-serving organization committed to engaging urban Tribal Native communities by providing safe spaces to connect, build community, and create positive change.
The Housing Council organizes around critical housing issues. With housing being a major crisis for the Native population in this community, the Housing Council seeks to impact changes to make affordable housing more accessible. The Council does this through activities, events, and awareness. The Housing Council also seeks to add voices to the effort through the recruitment of Native people and allies to the Tenants Rights Association.
Burleigh County is the county in North Dakota with a long-standing pattern of having the highest rate of Disproportionate Minority Contacts (DMC) among Native youth. To address this, the Juvenile Justice Council seeks to help families understand the juvenile justice system and to provide positive activities for Native youth.
The Native Business Community Council focuses on community members that engage in small business in such areas as arts and crafts; the gig economy sector; mainstreet brick and mortar; and contracting just to name a few. It is also active in hosting monthly council meetings and business-related workshops throughout the year. The Sacred Pipe Resource Center has a professional business consultant on staff to provide support and locate resource needs, whether members are aspiring entrepreneurs or seasoned business owners.
The Arts Council helps our Director of Arts Engagement plan and schedule activities that connect traditional and contemporary cultural arts with healing and social justice. The Arts Council meets each month (see SPRC Calendar of Events) to plan short-term and long-term projects that focus on making our community a more equitable place that acknowledges our Tribal presence from time immemorial.
The Civic Engagement Council works on encouraging Native community members to learn about the systems that impact them and how they can raise their voices to have input and hold elected leaders accountable. Issues taken up by this Council include protecting Native voting rights, encouraging voting, and learning about civic systems such as the Census, redistricting, the legislative process, and elections.
The Health Council focuses on the physical health and well-being of Native community members. This Council sponsors programs that create opportunities to get health coverage, educational opportunities to learn about managing your own health, and provides events designed to help Native community members participate in activities – such as providing free sports physicals for youth so they can participate in organized sports.
