Homelands

For over 8 years, Chief Henry Red Cloud and tribal community members have planted trees on Oglala Tribal Lands (known as Pine Ridge, South Dakota) to restore areas impacted by wildfires. Since this reforestation effort began, over 160,000 ponderosa pines and other culturally significant species have been planted and distributed in the local community. In 2021, TWP produced Homelands, a 20-minute documentary following this crew of tree planters fighting to preserve their livelihoods and cultural traditions amidst centuries of colonization and the ongoing climate crisis. The film is the deepest look at any of our projects yet, and gives you the most holistic view of the life-changing work that you help make possible. You can watch the full film at treeswaterpeople.org/homelands