Buffalo Roundup and Lakota Culture
A program for adults over 50.
Sept. 26 - Oct. 1, 2010
Outlaw Ranch, Custer SD
Enjoy a week in the Black Hills of South Dakota learning about buffalo and their importance to the Native American
culture. Hear from Lakota people about life on the reservation. Pastor Herb Cleveland, from Rapid City, SD, will be
joining us for the week as worship and devotional leader.
This week includes a visit to Mt. Rushmore National Monument and a drive on the spectacular Needles Highway. There will also be time for hiking, napping, and shopping!
Stay at Outlaw Ranch, a comfortable retreat center surrounded by ponderosa pine forests and the peaks of the Black Hills. Housing will be in the Vision Quest Lodge and the Barn Retreat Center. Delicious home-cooked meals are served in the dining hall.
Experiences This Week
Buffalo Roundup:
- Feel the thunder of thousands of hooves.
- Spend two field days at Custer State Park’s Buffalo Roundup.
- Experience the sorting, branding, and vaccinating of the buffalo.
- Take a wildlife drive in Custer State Park.
Lakota People:
- Visit with Lakota Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation.
- Discuss issues of religion, politics, education, and social life.
- Learn of historical and present-day perspectives.
Lakota Culture:
- Enjoy a day with Larry Belitz, the creator of costumes and tipis for “Dances with Wolves.”
- Take an in-depth look at hide-tanning, quill and bead-work, flint-knapping, and museum replications.
Cost: $435 per person
($100 non-refundable deposit with
registration & balance due on Sept.15)
“Fee includes lodging, all meals, program,
and transportation & admission to all field trips.
Program runs from late afternoon Sunday through
Friday breakfast.”
Register Early!! Capacity: 25 people.
After you register, we will send you a packet of
additional information on the program, housing
choices, directions to camp, & what to bring.
Register Online Now (Coming Soon)
Contact Outlaw Ranch for More Information and to Register:
Outlaw Ranch
12703 Outlaw Ranch Rd
Custer SD 57730
phone: 605-673-4040
email: outlaw@losd.org