I, Chief Arvol Looking Horse, of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Nations, ask you to understand an Indigenous perspective on what has happened in America, what we call “Turtle Island.” My words seek to unite the global community through a message from our sacred ceremonies to unite spiritually, each in our ways of beliefs in the Creator. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Lakota
Lakota language Resources
Compiled is a list of resources and links to help you learn to speak Lakota! Continue reading
South Dakota Advances Native Language Recognition Bill
“By passing this bill, you will let them know that who they are and the language they speak is not only recognized but celebrated.” Elyssa Sierra Concha Continue reading
Lakota slang phrases to use everyday by Alayna Eagle Shield
Learn to speak Lakota slang phrases to use everyday! Continue reading
7 Acts of Native Resistance They Don’t Teach in School
The history of people indigenous to the North American continent is often glossed over in education. We are badgered with the legend of Native benevolence to the pilgrims who landed on the east coast on Thanksgiving. If Indigenous history is covered, students are likely to hear a tragic but vague narrative of massacre, disease, and death, a narrative devoid of the specific political and tribal context Continue reading