Pourier returned to Pine Ridge, where he worked as an artist, eventually starting his own business, Nakota Designs.
[8] Murphy and Wounded Knee Skateboards, with Pourier and the Stronghold Society; as well as, Jeff Ament, lead a successful skatepark campaign for the Wounded Knee 4-Directions Skatepark on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota.
[10] Pourier describes the work of the Stronghold Society and these Call to Action Campaigns as a subliminal mental health effort.
[10] Pourier received the 2014 Governor's Creative Leadership Award from the State of Colorado for his work with the Stronghold Society.
[2] Nakota Designs works with a range of clients including the Tribal College Journal.