kiza park restore sustain
on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
in South Dakota.
 

War Pony graphic by Lance Martin; 
painted on 100% hemp paper made at Lakota Hemp Days 2006
 
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Lakota War Pony Races 2005 

16th Annual Lakota
 War Pony Races
at Kiza Park
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
map at bottom of page

Photos of Pony Races on this page 
are by Malcolm MacKinnon

A horse event to commemorate the Lakota victory at the Greasy Grass: "Battle of the Little Big Horn"

Races
Youth age Groups: 6-9, 10-12, 13-17
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Over & Back
Hoop Threading
Boot Race
Horsemanship Obstacle Course
Foot Race
3-Legged Foot Race
Adult age 18 & over (Timed Events)
1st, 2nd, 3rd
Boot Race
Hoop Threading 
Rescue Fallen Warrior
Drag the Hide
Winner Take All Specials
Catch the Enemy
Kaka Race (Age 50 & Over) Fast Walk
Feather Pick-Up
Men’s One Mile Bareback
Women’s Half Mile Saddle
Concessions provided by the 
Lakota War Pony Races 
Fund-Raising Committee.
                 
Not Responsible for Accidents.


Call Alex White Plume 
at 605-455-2155 for info.

All the Laws Are Invited! 
In-laws, Out-laws, 
Son-In-Laws, etc.

Children and Youth registration free, Adults 18 and over; $5 per race.
Spectator entrance fee is $5 per car
Concessions and works by local artisans will be sold.

Sponsored by the White Plume Family, Keefe Green Productions, High Times Magazine, and High Plains Wind Energy

Kiza Park, its sponsors, and the Wa Cin Hin Ska Tiospaye are not responsible for Accidents, Theft, or Lost Races

Drug and Alcohol Free Family Event

 
Kiza Park
Events

War Pony Races
(at left)

Lakota Hemp Days
(at right)

Cob Oven Project
Updated Nov. 2008
Kiza Park
Trailrides and
Horse Training

Related Links

7th Annual
Lakota Hemp Days
at Kiza Park
September 22-26, 2008
map at bottom of page

Lakota Hemp Days is a celebration of the sovereign right of the Oglala Lakota to grow Industrial Hemp on Pine Ridge. 

KIZA PARK is nourished and surrounded by Wounded Knee Creek, and is where the family of Oglala rancher Alex White Plume planted Industrial Hemp from 2000 to 2002.
Every year since, hemp enthusiasts from around the world have converged at LAKOTA HEMP DAYS, set against the striking South Dakota landscape. 

Enjoy first hand the making of finished hemp paper and other hemp products.

Original Lakota Art on pure hemp paper will be on display, and attendees are encouraged to create their own works and display their talents.

Take a horseback trail ride and learn more about the buffalo who freely roam KIZA PARK, or rent a tipi and just kick back.

Learn more about the wind and solar energy that completely powers the grounds, including the stage.

Attendees can visit the wild hemp fields, and shop a wide variety of hemp product from the Hempire vending station.  Several games will be played, including disc golf, polo, croquet, basketball and volleyball. 

Directions

KIZA PARK is 3 miles north of Manderson, South Dakota on BIA Route 33, on the west side of the highway. The park is a nearly two-hour drive from Rapid City, SD, or a six hour drive from Denver, Colorado. 

KIZA PARK is on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota.  While on the Reservation you are a guest of the Oglala and respectful treatment of the people and the land are appreciated.

See map below.

Accommodations

Pine Ridge is adjacent to the Black Hills, so numerous motels are available in the area, but expect to drive to KIZA PARK.  If you are camping at the park, toilets and  fresh water are available, otherwise it is primitive camping.

 

Manderson is in the lower right quadrant of this map of SW South Dakota. Kiza Park is identified in the detail map below it.