Happy Heart Ranch

Sacred Ground International and The Happy Heart Ranch are headquartered and co-exist on 3000 acres at the base of the Sacred Pryor Mountains located on the Crow Indian Reservation near Pryor, Montana.  A model of sustainable ranching that utilizes principles of Conservation, Preservation and Restoration of both cultural and natural resources.  This is a Living Learning Center where an international team of staff and volunteers are:

  • Restoring land devastated by drought and overgrazing

  • Revitalizing degraded soils and wetlands

  • Raising Buffalo, demonstrating their economic, cultural and bio-restorative viability

  • Raising Paint Mustangs, practicing natural horse training and holistic care

  • Growing Organic Gardens

  • Wild crafting and use Medicinal and Edible plants

  • Providing experiential learning for ranching communities as well as international guests, students, interns and volunteers

  • Blending ancient wisdom with emerging science and technologies, collaborating with educators, scientists, organizations and Wisdom Keepers to promote the well being of all life in this primary bio-region

  • Restoring habitat for threatened and endangered species and of cultural concern

  • Increasing bio-diversity in plant and wildlife habitat

 Brooke Medicine Eagle:

“This model serves the Native, ranching and global community as an educational arena for interdependent yet self-sufficient harmonious life.  We believe this practical work of demonstrating healthy and harmonious living while educating the children, is a way to create a social and cultural bridge for growth and healing in the Native communities.  We hope to help them restore the vitality of their lives by embracing the richness of their own culture and heritage (including buffalo, horses, sacred herbs, and ceremony) – making it viable in the modern world.  This work honors the old ways, the present situation, and the hope of the future.  Our living question is how to create a practical spirituality – ‘Does it grow corn?  Does it create sustainable and beneficial community on all levels of life?’

We believe that teaching through modeling of workable systems is the key to transforming our society’s current unsustainable practices.

Brooke Medicine Eagle, Crow, Author and Spiritual Leader, SGI Board of Advisors

Watch for classes, gatherings, News/Events or contact us and ask about your special interest and this may birth a new event we may offer. As we serve the needs of the land and the animals, we also wish to serve our communities in ways we may not realize we can yet. We are rich in Natural Resources, wide spaces and love of what we do.