[7] Its location is in the northwest of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,229 people, 229 households, and 201 families residing in the CDP.

There were 279 housing units at an average density of 22.3 per square mile (8.6/km2).

10.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

It is administered by the Bureau of Indian Education and serves kindergarten through eighth grade.