Peggy Wellknown Buffalo
FOUNDing Executive director The Center Pole
Peggy Wellknown Buffalo "Ba La Se She Lesh " (She Who Wears the Money) grew up traditional Crow. Sent away to Indian boarding schools at a young age, she has nurtured more than 200 children in her home as an adult. She practices the Crow sweat lodge and has sponsored numerous Native American Church prayer meetings. She is the first woman in recent times to sponsor four sun dances to pray for her critically-ill grand daughter.
Susan Kelly
program director The center pole and founder kelly foundation
Susan "Dek Gash Bish" (Woman Eagle) helped Peggy create the Center Pole in 1999, bringing practical skills to blend with traditional ways. Originally a photo editor, researcher, writer and project manager in the publishing industry, she brought up multicultural children and worked providing promising youth with opportunities for many years. Her motto: "Start where you are...Use what you have...Do what you can." ~Arthur Ashe