The Oceti Sakowin Treaty Councils issue this urgent call to all Lakota people, communities, and leadership: it is time to launch large-scale emergency operations to rescue and restore the Lakota ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Tom Red Bird is 61 years old and he eats macaroni and cheese with Elmer's Glue on his fingers, just like a 3-year-old. Red Bird is one of the remaining people in the world who can ...

"Oyate Woyaka" tells the story of the Lakota language history, loss and revitalization. "Oyate Woyaka" tells the story of the Lakota language history, loss and revitalization. The film touches on the ...

Many Lakota people agree: It's imperative to revitalize the Lakota language. But how exactly to do that is a matter of broader debate. Should... In Lakota Nation, people are asking: Who does a ...

Philomine Lakota, who teaches the most advanced high school language class, says the program has equipped her with the linguistic tools and support she needs to continue the work of keeping the ...

Jan. 2—CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. — When Scott Woster describes his wife, LaRayne, as a "five-tool player," he borrows a baseball term reserved for rare athletes who excel in every aspect of the game. In ...

In a small room in the basement of New York University, Aru Apaza sits with a group of a dozen others and gushes about American Indian Community House – a nonprofit that has become a home away from ...

"We have a responsibility to keep this language alive," she said. Although Hall had learned Lakota as her first language, she eventually went to boarding school and learned English. Fluent in her ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – When Peter Hill’s daughter was born two years ago, he made a conscious decision to only speak Lakota to her. Hill, who is fluent in Lakota after learning it as a second ...

Lakota for the "Compassionate Bear Family," the animated series "Mathó Waúnsila Thiwáhe" is the first animated series ever translated into an American Indian language and began airing this week on ...