SPRC was founded in 2007 by a group of individuals who are long-term residents of the area and are committed to the SPRC mission of maintaining a home-away-from-home for the off-reservation Indian population in the Bismarck-Mandan area. The founders of the organization realized the need for an organization to assist off-reservation individuals and families while they may be living away from their homelands, as well as respect the sovereign nature of their individual Tribal citizenship. The Sacred Pipe Resource Center was created with the purpose of enhancing existing services by providing critical data, outreach and cultural brokering needs, rather than replicating or competing for existing services. Through the use of data (both quantitative and qualitative), SPRC will seek to enhance existing services, address service gaps which may be met by partnering with organizations already providing similar services, or seek funding to fulfill gaps in services.
