The time is almost here – the Lakota Audio Series: A Practical Conversational Course Vol. 1 will begin shipping on November 3rd. This is the first time a standalone set of instructional CDs will be available for language learners to study conversational Lakota on their own. Greetings and polite kinship questions are just the simpler

It’s getting dark early and what is there to do inside the house? Let Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe (the Compassionate Bear Family, a.k.a. the Berenstain Bears) help you with your Lakota language study while you watch some cartoons. TOO MUCH TV When Mama puts a ban on television watching for one whole week, the cubs initially

It’s amazing where you can find a ghost, if you’re brave enough to look. Let Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe (the Compassionate Bear Family, a.k.a. the Berenstain Bears) help you with your Lakota language study in this spooky family adventure. THE HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE When the Bear Family vacations in an old lighthouse rendered obsolete by modern technology,

The Lakota-Dakota Language Summit had a celebratory end with the LLC award ceremony for learning achievements. The ceremony was very respectful and a special honoring song was sung. The schools’ honors were based on comparison of learning assessment test scores from Fall 2013 and Spring 2014. Recognition was given for highest achievement and best improvement in

Tusweca Tiospaye, the Lakota-Dakota Language Summit’s organizers, added a special workshop to do any language warrior proud: an intense, 16-hour marathon of language study, in the class Lakota/Dakota Language for Beginners. The class was developed and planned by Sunshine Archambault Carlow and Nacole Walker of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Education Department. Sunshine is the Education Manager

It was a bustling weekend at the 7th annual Lakota-Dakota Language Summit in Rapid City, SD, October 10-12! The location had moved to the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, to be near the Black Hills Powwow going on in the Civic Center next door. The convergence of the two events meant that the Summit had more than

Our last post introduced you to the NLD-Pro, an interactive version of the New Lakota Dictionary that can be downloaded to your computer’s desktop. (Bye-bye, wi-fi!) Here is another new product coming from LLC this Fall, that takes Lakota language study into new realms. Lakota Audio Series This is a 10-CD set that provides more

Keeping the Lakota language at your side has never been easier. Two new products being released by LLC this fall liberate you from wi-fi signal and web servers, even as they deliver language study at the speed of the digital age. NLD-Pro While it’s comforting to hold a solid book in your hands, carrying around a

LLC is hopping this week, packing for the 7th Annual Lakota-Dakota Language Summit put on by Tusweca Tiospaye in Rapid City, SD, October 10-12. The big change this year is that the Summit happens in October instead of November. Tusweca has joined forces with the Black Hills Powwow, combining the two events at Rushmore Plaza, so that hundreds

Do you believe scary rumors about other people? Let Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe (the Compassionate Bear Family, a.k.a. the Berenstain Bears) help you with your Lakota language study in this Halloween story. TRICK OR TREAT Brother and Sister plan to avoid Widder Jones’ house when they go trick or treating because neighborhood lore has it that