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1982 Oscar Howe Documentary | SDPB Documentary
A winter count is a pictographic record of historical/memorable events for a tiospaye (community). The site incudes lesson plans, videos, background information, and interviews. (Photo Taken at The Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum, St. Francis, SD)
It is impossible to know how many lives Nellie Two Bulls has influenced. She was referred to as "Grandma Nellie" by thousands. (Archival Video)
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Competing for the Future | Dakota Life
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South Dakota History Series
On this page you will find educational resources for the Dakota Pathways episode called People of the Bison. There is an episode guide, additional videos, activities, and more.
On this page you will find educational resources for the Dakota Pathways episode called A Dark Day. There is an episode guide, additional videos, activities, and more.
Lakota Star Knowledge - Dr. Craig Howe
Creation Of Moon Phases
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North Star Romance
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Fallen Stars and Devil's Tower
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Milky Way Spirit Path
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The Forest, The Treaty, And The Precedent For Returning Seized Land - Dr. Craig Howe
The Forest, The Treaty, And The Precedent For Returning Seized Land
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Medicine Knoll, in Central South Dakota, exhibits an ancient and peculiar knowledge of place in the form of an enormous snake.
There are runic legends written in stone on hilltops across SD: giant snakes, turtles, mythical beasts, and sacred symbols. The meanings are a mystery to most of us.
Three seemingly ordinary stones sit on a hill above some cabins at the Oahe Sunset Lodge on Lake Pocasse, just west of Pollock, South Dakota.
Traditional Food - Healthy Cooking
About the Lakota Food Sovereignty Summit
Sicangu Food Sovereignty Initiative - Rosebud, SD
Wojapi, Frybread, And Timpsila Recipes
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The story depicts two local Native Americans and their experience with negative Native American mascots and logos.
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Oglala Sioux Tribe President Julian Bear Runner declares state of emergency for Pine Ridge due to rise in suicides.
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Everything is connected in Lakota lore. Timpsila is a prairie root that is revered by the culture and even plays a role in connecting this world with that of the stars. Jhon Goes in Center tells the Legend of Star Boy.
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Timpisila is a root plant that has wound itself through Lakota history, lore and family recipes. Chef MJ Adams creates a vegetable soup that showcases the breadroot.
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Mavis Two Bulls makes fry bread to share with friends, family and to sell at a Spearfish Farmer's Market stand. Two Bulls graciously shares with us how she makes fry bread and shares a small recipe that a family might enjoy and a large recipe that might be made for a party.
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Savor Dakota explores wintertime cuisine in South Dakota.
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Wojapi is a fruit pudding and a favored item to eat with fry bread. Mavis Two Bulls and her sister Rachel Nava share their family recipe.
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