About Us

Iron Elk Holding Company LLC was created as a living vessel for our family’s strength and vision. Rooted in Oglala Lakota heritage from the sacred lands of Pahá Sápa and Čaŋkpé Ópi, we exist to protect and grow our family’s assets.

Our mission is to honor our ancestors, provide for our relatives today, and create opportunities for generations yet to come. Iron Elk Holding Company stands as a bridge between tradition and tomorrow.

Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ — All My Relations.

Lakȟól’iyapi (Lakota)

Hau mitákuyepi, čhaŋté waštéya napé čhiyúzapi kštó.
Oglála Lakȟóta hemáčha, Ȟesápa kiŋ na Čaŋkpé Ópi el waŋná othúwahe.
Ináma éya Wakíŋyaŋ Pȟetá el waŋbláke.
Atéma Heháka Máza čhaŋkú kiŋ—tȟawóčhekiye Lakȟól’iyapi él—emáčiyapi.
Lé waŋží él čhaŋté wašté kiŋ héčha waŋží él waŋná owáyawa.

English Translation

“I greet you all with a good heart and an open hand. I am Oglala Lakota, from the sacred ground of Pahá Sápa and Čaŋkpé Ópi. My mother’s lineage carries the fire of the Wakíŋyaŋ Pȟetá, and my father’s name, Heháka Máza—Iron Elk—is also my Lakota name. From this lineage I stand, and in this way I walk.”