Operation Morning Star
The morning star has meaning to native people and it's a beautiful blessing to each new day. I want to share with you some information about another type of morning star. It's called Operation Morning Star, and for the last 7 years, this 501-3c non-profit organization has been helping native people on the Sioux reservations with clothing, food, miscellaneous items, heating stoves, the list goes on and on.
The following is Operation Morning Star's Mission Statement:
Operation Morning Star Mission Statement
Operation Morning Star is a non-profit charitable organization that identifies and focuses on the most important needs of poverty affected Native Americans located on the Cheyenne River, Rosebud, Pine Ridge, and Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Indian Nations.
OMS seeks to addresses the critical need for housing, food, and non-contaminated water due to historical and current economic conditions that are prevalent on these Indian Reservations located in North and South Dakota.
The 90% average unemployment rate and family average annual income of less than $4,000, affects the three poorest Indian Reservations in the United States. Operation Morning Star strives to provide economic development programs that will address these needs by supplying food, propane, and opportunities for employment on a direct basis by use of private, public, business, church, and foundation donations.
Operation Morning Star’s mission is to: Establish a educational and vocational school program for the construction of housing and employing and training Native American youth to both construct and earn an income in so doing and in so doing, provide much needed housing to replace the hundreds of condemned homes that are contaminated with “Black Mold” and are in most cases, sub-standard because of poor construction and the resulting rapid deterioration and dilapidation. Energy efficient, low cost, and ease to construct Geodesic dome truss design homes will be constructed to replace these homes and will also be marketed to off reservation entities, providing employment for Native American youth on a continual basis, as well as continue to provide needed homes to elders, families and the homeless.
Operation Morning Star will work put in place water production systems that will produce water that is safe and healthy to drink. This system eliminates cancer causing contaminates found in water sources throughout Indian Reservations and which are known to contain cancer causing agents which contribute to the 800% above the national average cancer rate found among Native Americans in North and South Dakota. Bottled water, using this system, will be made available to Tribal members and bottled water plants will be put in place to generate revenues and jobs for Reservation Residents. Marketing bottled water outside the Reservation will be a part of the strategy to maintain the water production systems on the reservations.
Operation Morning Star’s mission also includes the restoration and implementation of food production programs that focus on traditional foods such as the raising of deer and elk herds and increasing the population of buffalo herds. These are part of the Native American culture. Operation Morning Star will also put in place “aqua-ponic” food and fish systems for families in need and will provide fish and vegetables for a family of four year round. Marketing deer, elk, and buffalo will also provide an income source to those working to sustain these programs.
Operation Morning Star will also continue to solicit for and distribute needed food, monies, and other needed items that are directly donated to the families in need using the media, grants, fund-raising events, direct mailing, and educational program.
Operation Morning Star Mission Statement
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January 2007 Reports
Last updated on January 25, 2007