Most of the gang from last year’s trip. Photo by Kyle Hooker, Hooked Photography. Hello folks, it’s that magic time of year again, when I start nagging you to join us on our annual mission trip to Pine Ridge, S.D. Please, please, please, please come with us, pleeeeeeeease! Travel info & dates Okay, enough of ...

Here’s another look at our annual trip, and some of the things that happen to us out there, from Chavala Ymker. Enjoy! Yes, I’m Coming I skid in the dirt at the end of the green slide. As fast as I can, I turn around, my knees on either side of the slide, hands spread ...

The following was written by one of our group, who’s shy and wants to remain anonymous. It’s a very insightful perspective that illuminates some different aspects of the trip. Enjoy!   Coming out to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation with the Nape Na Si mission group has been one of the best decisions I have made.  ...

This Earth is Holy Ground The bus jerks along the gravel path until it opens into the grassy Sundance grounds. I try to slow my breathing, chewing on my tongue. We get out of the van, and walk toward the sweat lodge’s misshapen dome. Men sit around the fire, discussing the time since they were ...

We were blessed to have Shelley Gorin join us for a few days during our trip to Pine Ridge. Here’s a little something she wrote about what she saw, and how it affected her: Some of the most beautiful moments of my life have been painted in the ugliest colors. Somewhere around the 1970’s, Tupperware ...

Hi there and welcome to the new Nape Na Si (pronounced Naw-pay Naw See) website/blog. Please be patient with us, since we’re just getting it up and running, and it may take a little time to get everything up here. Our goal is to have everything on here that you need to familiarize yourself with ...