 All over the world people are trying to connect back to the land connect back to where their food is coming from I came out here straight from the Bronx and this was something that inner-city kids were doing just as well as kids out in the Prairie people want to know where their food comes from and they want to touch the land People want to experience of something real and growing food is real when you can put a seed in the ground Take care of it harvest food and then put it into your body. That's something so natural I think for people to experience I'm Mike Prate. I'm the director for the Redco food sovereignty initiative here on the Rosebud Reservation We are in Mission, South Dakota next to Turtle Creek Crossing grocery store on the site of the future K-Walk-Pala-Wai-Chiagyapi Which is a large green community development project Redco is undergoing We had our 142nd annual Rosebud Farron rodeo recently and that brings back some deep rooted culture and traditions and I think From the powwow the rodeo the softball games. We have a carnival all those types of Activities that bring people together. There's kind of the same concept here in that we're trying to get people together to Go back to some of the things that were important years ago to our people for self sustainability Not only as an individual, but as a tribe itself Through these garden projects getting the youth and the elders together so that we can have a positive outlook a positive outcome in Producing something that is locally grown That is harvested and available not only for a few select people But for a community as well and to take those teachings and pass them on Not only to just the people that are involved here so that they learn But they can also take it to their family members to their communities Wherever they may be and they can share their knowledge so that it grows and grows and grows I'm Mary Scott. I work with the Natural Resources Conservation Service as a tribal liaison here on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and Southcentral, South Dakota. I'm fourth generation rancher on the reservation. My generations before me We're still learning and I hope to pass it on to future generations here as well We're growing our own produce We're also learning how to go out into different communities and do well food harvest Buffalo harvest Traditionally, you know our food is everything The Buffalo is everything to us. We used every part of it same thing with With what we gathered that was our secondary source of food But I think that's important especially with this the Kayawakbala community garden is people know what's coming from The elders and the children are so important the youth and tying everything together Having them out here and having the heart and the passion and the excitement. It just inspires you