The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has always had deeply rooted environmental sustainability principles. These teachings are interwoven into our everyday culture and way of life. We face challenges with pollution, climate change, health, well-being, and sovereignty as a nation. Despite these challenges, we, the Ponca people, are on the verge of creating innovative and holistic teachings.

Our dream is to emphasize the importance of ecosystem conservation, restoration, and regeneration while respecting and preserving the cultural diversity and biodiversity of our landscapes. The Ponca Tribe Eco-Friendly School collaborates traditional teachings with modern agricultural techniques by staying bio and eco-friendly. We want to reintroduce our youth to the earth, helping them trust the growth process around them and within themselves. By reconnecting them to the land and our ancestors, we aim to teach them not just where food comes from, but how we work simultaneously within the ecosystem and how our day-to-day habits can affect it.

We want to reiterate our ancestors' original teachings so thoroughly that they become interwoven into daily life. With intention, action, practice, and consistency, we aim to create recurring habits and self-awareness that become intrinsic to who we are. Not too long ago, we lived harmoniously with our ecosystem. We followed the horse to find clean water, the insects to learn pollination, and the birds to track the seasons. We walked with a panoramic view of the world, learning how to live an equally balanced life. We knew which leaves to use for tea or salves, which berries to eat, and which roots to plant.

To be self-sufficient, it's not just about the food we can eat, but the medicine we can provide our people with the medicinal use of plants. Our people have been fighting biowarfare. We didn't suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer before the settlers came. They introduced bio foods and medicines, changing our relationship with the earth. By recreating this movement of self-sustainability for generations to come, we hope to give everyone an insight into this way of life.

Thank you for visiting and for your respect for our traditions and our land.