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Outlast Arts and Education is a 501c3 organization that celebrates empowers and helps advance Native youth in South Dakota through media arts education and community building. Empowering youth through film and media We create pathways for youth from Pine Ridge Reservation to pursue selfdetermination and economic freedom through comprehensive programming including film and media education mental health workshops community events career readiness workshops and college tours. Outlast provides holistic individualized creative mental and academic support to 100 youth ages 1218 annually from Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and surrounding communities. Pine Ridge faces generational poverty and limited access to educational support extracurricular activities and mental health services.