It’s a language that opens communication without saying a word, and dozens of Lakota high school students are now increasingly fluent thanks to the district’s new learning program. Students at both ...

BISMARCK - 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 speak ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Every week, Eugene Black Crow turns his apartment in North Philadelphia into a classroom. As the founder of the Lakhota Woglakapo Project, the 68-year-old offers free, one-on-one ...

In the thick of the summer, 10 high school and college students sat in the empty library of Maȟpíya Lúta — Red Cloud — High School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. There, they recited everyday phrases in ...

“I was completely frightened to speak Lakota when I came to Red Cloud my freshman year. But I feel so much more confident now,” explains Big Crow. “Now even when I’m in Rapid City, my brother and I ...

"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 ...

An April 3 letter from the U.S. Department of Education threatening schools who use Diversity Equity and Inclusion in lessons has some families on edge in the district, but Indian Education Director ...

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