Wambli Ska Society
Wambli Ska Okolakiciye began in 2014 as a vision of Daron White Eagle, father of Chris White Eagle,
grandfather of Chance White Eagle, worked tirelessly to bring traditional song and dance to youth and their
families to revitalize culture and set forth the path of a good road.
After Daron’s passing, Chris and his family, continued with this work, opening Rapid City’s first Native
American community teen and family center in the summer of 2021. The center is located in north Rapid City
to serve the area’s urban Native American community.
Since the center’s opening in 2021, Wambli Ska has made great strides at expanding services and programs,
including expanded hours, additional staff, and an on-site K-12 homeschool.
Wambli Ska has been successful in paving the way for innovative programs in the community and securing
important collaborations with community leaders, peer organizations, and social service partners.
Wambli Ska has been working with gang-affiliated youth since the beginning by offering diversion programs
and opportunities to build a successful future. Based on this work, Wambli Ska became involved in the White
House Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Collaborative.
The goal of the initiative was to connect community resources to the people who need them most,
addressing the root causes of violence in a holistic way that cannot be done by law enforcement or local
government alone. Related programs employ collective strategies that prevent and disrupt cycles of
violence to include gang activity, bullying, gun violence, racial tensions, drugs or alcohol-related violence,
and domestic violence.