Wambli Ska Community Development

Sacred Storm Buffalo

Logo depicting a white buffalo with "Sacred Storm" text. Surrounding text reads: "It's more than a job, it's a way of life. Wambli Ska Okolakiciye."

More than a program—it’s a movement.
More than a meat plant—it’s a model.
Where buffalo walk again, Indigenous futures take root.

  • Workforce Development & Youth Apprenticeships

    More than 40 Native men of all ages have participated since launch, gaining hands-on experience and mentorship in processing, packaging, and operations.

  • Cultural Field Harvests

    Teaching youth the sacred protocols of buffalo harvesting while reinforcing ecological ethics and intergenerational healing.

  • Mobil Field Harvest Unit

    Bringing ceremony and sovereignty back to the land—where buffalo are harvested with prayer, respect, and intention.

  • Refrigerated Delivery Truck

    Extending food sovereignty region-wide by delivering processed buffalo meat directly to Native communities.

  • Indigenous-Made, Value-Added Products

    Including snack sticks, jerky, and Pretty Pink Buffalo body products made from tallow—infused with ancestral wisdom, purpose, and pride.

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People installing a wire fence in dry, grassy terrain with poles and jackets hanging nearby.

Wambli Ska Ranch

Where Land, Ceremony, and Learning Meet

Just outside Rapid City, South Dakota, Wambli Ska Ranch spans over 40 acres of purpose-driven land where Native youth reconnect with the land, culture, and themselves.

Artist, Wakinyan Luke Chief