we think it's too late to do anything about it, but rochelle ripley shows us it is never too late to ng it took rochelle to honor her promise to her grandmother. when she was young and visiting her grandmother's farm in indiana, she told rochelle stories about her native american heritage and asked rochelle one day go and help the lakota people. it wasn't until rochelle's own granddaughter was born that she finally made that journey. what she saw was this. the spirit of the people was inspiring, but the conditions were deplorable. and in 1998, she started hawkwing. to date, she and her volunteers have delivered more than $9 million in goods and services. what used to be an unfulfilled promise is now a labor of love. and her incredible work has earned her the beautiful, powerful, and fitting name. >> we call her, means you're helping, people, women. she's helping us a lot on this reservation. she never gave up on us. >> part of the reservation we're going to right now is the poorest part of the reservation. it's going to be a dirt road all the way in to cherry creek. the lakota reserva

we think it's too late to do anything about it, but rochelle ripley shows us it is never too late to chelle to honor her promise to her grandmother. when she was young and visiting her grandmother's farm in indiana, she told rochelle stories about her native american heritage and asked rochelle one day go and help the lakota people. it wasn't until rochelle's own granddaughter was born that she finally made that journey. what she saw was this. the spirit of the people was inspiring, but the conditions were deplorable. and in 1998, she started hawkwing. to date, she and her volunteers have delivered more than $9 million in goods and services. what used to be an unfulfilled promise is now a labor of love. and her incredible work has earned her the beautiful, powerful, and fitting name. >> we call her, means you're helping, people, women. she's helping us a lot on this reservation.1t she never gave up on us. >> part of the reservation we're going to right now is the poorest part of the reservation. it's going to be a dirt road all the way in to cherry creek. the lakota reservations are v