The Wounded Knee Tiyospaye Project (WKTP) is an unincorporated grassroots organization which, through the work of Calvin White Butterfly, has identified and mobilized 8 separate tiyospayes and corresponding liaisons in the Wounded Knee District who are now recognized at district meetings. They include: Wounded Knee (Canke Ope), White Butte (Makoska), Manderson, White Horse Creek (Sungska Wakpa), Hehun Gleska, Grass Creek (Peji Wakpa), Crazy Horse (Tasunke Witko), and Wakan Tiyospaye. The WKTP seeks to strengthen the Tiyospaye as a legitimate unit of organization within the Wounded Knee District and by supporting tiospayes to develop and implement small economic, cultural and social projects.
Current Actvities of the Wounded Knee Tiospaye Project
- Technical Support and Networking in Support of Tiospaye-based Projects
- Home Weatherization Outreach
- Cold Weather Response: Firewood Distribution Program
- Mapping Traditional Lakota Tiospayes
- Strategic Land Planning