Native American languages are part of the daily lexicon for South Dakotans, but few know what those words mean and take their origin for granted. Even after being marginalized and repressed for ...

MADISON, S.D. (KELO) – Learning another language can be hard for anyone, but one KELOLAND student is hoping a video game will be a resource for people wanting to learn the Lakota language. “You start ...

The summit was born in 2008 to unify the Oceti Sakowin or Sioux people in an effort to re-vitalize the Lakota language and ...

REDCO garnered startup funding through an anonymous philanthropic contribution and is now in the process of hiring a project manager and Lakota language teacher to build up the program. REDCO will pay ...

PINE RIDGE, S.D. -- When Tristiana Brewer studies Lakota Language and Culture at Pine Ridge High School with her teacher, Will Peters, she scrutinizes the small details. Then, before long, larger ...

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) - Free public screenings have been scheduled across South Dakota for a documentary that chronicles the efforts to save from extinction the Lakota language. “Rising Voices” ...

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 ...

The endangered Lakota language has lost one of its greatest supporters. Albert White Hat, who was instrumental in teaching and preserving the American Indian language and translated the Hollywood film ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The man who oversees a Lakota language program at Sioux Falls public schools is now offering Lakota classes to the public. Tim Easter will teach one-hour classes one Sunday a ...