Wodakota Board of Directors
Arvol Looking Horse is the 19th generation keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundleand holds the responsibility of spiritual
leader among the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota People. He holds an honorary Doctorate from the University of South Dakota, and
travels and speaks extensively on peace, environmental and native rights issues. He has been the recipient of several awards,
including the Wolf Award of Canada for his dedicated work for peace. A skilled horseman, he shares his knowledge with the youth
on the long distance rides that take place in South Dakota throughout the year.
Bob Gough Bob is an attorney with graduate degrees in sociology and cultural anthropology, specializing in cultural ecology, and
working with Indian Tribes on cultural and natural resource issues over the past twenty years. He was the 1997 Indian Law Fellow
at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, specializing in research on energy and telecommunications utilities and tribal
jurisdiction. In 2000, he was the El Paso Energy Research Fellow at the Natural Resources Law Center, CU- Boulder, CO, working
on technical and policy issues involved in connecting reservation based renewable generation on to the federal grid. He is
presently a visiting professional at NREL's Wind Technology Center to increase outreach to Indian Country.
Paula Horne is an accomplished traditional Dakota singer and artist. Her musical credits include opening for the Indigo Girls,
touring Europe with Keith Secola and other notible native artists, and composing and producing her own cd, Songs of a Black Hills
Woman. She has been involved in Indian rights for over 20 years, organizing the Run to Pipestone and Thanksgiving Feast and is
one of the original graduates of Red Schoolhouse in Minnesota and a subsequent board member. She brought her organizational
skills to World Peace and Prayer Day in 1996 and has been a moving force in creating the events ever since. She is also the
mother of eight children.
Your World Peace Gathering
The Elders ask that you Please Read the Protocols for World Peace and Prayer Day Gatherings before planning your own.