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READ ARTICLEIn the fall of 2012 I made my first visit to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota just to see what modern day life was like for the people who lived there. What I experienced during that initial visit fascinated me. It called out to a spirit deep within me. I was not…
READ ARTICLE[wpvideo mYPbiWiW] In the fall of 2013 I returned to Pine Ridge for the 4th time… during this trip I hunted buffalo in Wyoming… rented a truck… brought the meat to the REZ… shared it with the people… walked the grasslands… worked on housing issues… celebrated Halloween… recorded stories from an elder… traveled north to…
READ ARTICLEI am writing a book about the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and the people of Oglala Sioux Tribe who live there. Along the way I enjoy sharing my experiences through pictures I have taken. This video follows my third visit to the Reservation where I; participated in a dedication ceremony for a…
READ ARTICLE[wpvideo 6oMrs4eY] For the past 12 months I have been spending time on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the southwest corner of South Dakota. “The Rez” as those who live there call it, is home to the Oglala Sioux Tribe. The tribe has a rich history as they are the descendants of Red Cloud,…
READ ARTICLEThe Maine based construction company Cianbro has a sign up on their conference room in Pittsfield that simply reads, “No one in this room is smarter than all of us.” Another quote I like is, “If both of us always agree, one of us isn’t necessary.” Back in April I toured every location to sit…
READ ARTICLELast November I visited South Dakota and Pine Ridge Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Indian people. This tribe has an incredible history with leaders such as Red Cloud and Crazy Horse. They ruled the entire northern plains from the Missouri River to the Big Horn Mountains for nearly 200 years. They defeated Custer…
READ ARTICLE“Customer intimate companies don’t deliver what the market wants, but what specific customers want. Their employees make sure that EACH customer gets EXACTLY what he or she REALLY wants.” This is one of my favorite quotes for our business and I use it all the time – it is on pine plaques spread across the…
READ ARTICLEI have often found in business that the most powerful concepts are right in front of us in plain sight. Builders and suppliers have always “worked together” but today at Hancock Lumber we see a much deeper commitment forming that is redefining what this means. In our new economy ACCURACY and EFFICIENCY are the keys to…
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