All of Red Cloud’s 600 students—from the youngest to the oldest—learn Lakota through the school’s language curriculum. Philomine Lakota, who teaches the most advanced high school language class, says ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although reading the words helps, immersing students in a language lab where they hear and speak the words repeatedly creates better learning, Iron Hawk said. Condon, a tribal member, said that some ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...