Oyate Hope Academy is a nonprofit, private, Christian school providing a comprehensive education for children in grades Kindergarten through 8.

Headed by Wendell Gehman, its roots are well over twenty years old, serving the children, families, and communities in and around Oglala, South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

Wendell has now seen as many as three generations of students move through his teaching and leadership positions after nearly thirty years of working on the Reservation.

Our staff is passionate in their caring for the welfare, education, well-being, and trajectory of students’ lives.

We will always strive to demand of ourselves the finest processes and utmost efforts for helping our students advance themselves intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.

“When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments—tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.”

Louis Pasteur (French chemist and microbiologist, 1822-1895)

Our gratitude and appreciation go to Scott Zubillaga for his conscientiousness and professionalism in creating the videos.