The statement calls on the Oyate to take concrete steps toward food sovereignty and economic self-reliance rooted in treaty rights and traditional trade systems—while adapting modern tools. Highlights include:

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• Tatanka Oyate (Bison) restoration: Every reservation establishes a bison range using a one-for-one formula (e.g., 10,000 members → 10,000 bison).

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• Food sovereignty from home to Nation: Greenhouses and gardens in each tiwahe, scaling to tribal supply chains and distribution systems.

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• Economic independence: Tribally chartered financial infrastructure; building our own supply and distribution networks.

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• Treaty enforcement: Upholding the Fort Laramie Treaties of 1851 and 1868, including the guarantee of lands “for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the Indians herein named.”

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• Ending dependency: Calling out federal plenary power’s constraints and affirming inherent sovereignty to feed and sustain our people.

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If you’re covering Native sovereignty, food systems, or treaty enforcement, we’d welcome your coverage and conversation.

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I’m available for interviews and background.

Wóphila (thank you),

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Phil Two Eagle, CEO
Oceti Sakowin Treaty Councils
phil.twoeagle@petaomiciye.org