Gathering for Fathers and Children in South Dakota

This event hosted at the Cheyenne River Reservation sets out to achieve the highest attainable standard of health for American Indian youth, including environmental and reproductive health.

This event is rooted in the vision that all children have the right to be wanted, loved and nurtured in healthful environments. Among the many indicators of children’s health and well-being, American Indian children have the right to their cultural identity.

The loving and meaningful presence of a father in a child’s life is important to the well-being of the child, father, mother, and extended family. This gathering specifically seeks to remember the importance and significance of fathers and their traditional role in the family unit.