Friendship makes all the difference at school. Let Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe (the Compassionate Bear Family, a.k.a. the Berenstain Bears) help you with your Lakota language study and think about what it means to be a friend. MIGHTY MILTON When a new cub at school is teased by Too-Tall and the gang for his lack of

School! Teachers! What’s it all about? Let Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe (the Compassionate Bear Family, a.k.a. the Berenstain Bears) help you with your Lakota language study in this story about Little Sister.   GO TO SCHOOL Too-Tall and the gang amuse themselves at Sister’s expense by warning her how hard third grade will be and how

Got Homework? So does Brother Bear, and he tries to get out of it. Let Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe (the Compassionate Bear Family, a.k.a. the Berenstain Bears) help you with your Lakota language study. Episode 8b - Homework Hassle HOMEWORK HASSLE Brother Bear complains that he’s given too much homework and that’s why he

  Dewey Bad Warrior and Helene Circle Eagle, 2014 The Lakota Language Consortium has adopted digital technology and social media to make language learning more fun and playful, something you come back to every day.  This Fall we look forward to shipping our new Lakota Audio Series for conversational lessons on everyday topics.

School’s in!  Let Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe (the Compassionate Bear Family, a.k.a. the Berenstain Bears) help you with your Lakota language homework by telling you about Brother Bear’s problems at school. TROUBLE AT SCHOOL Brother Bear has been kept home from school for a few days with the flu and neglects to do the schoolwork that

Language-Learning Trophies awarded in 2013. Four Lakota tribal schools have emerged from the 2013-2014 school year showing real strength in teaching the language.  Comparison of test scores between the September 2013 pre-testing and May 2014 post-testing proves that students at all grade levels are improving and advancing. Elementary schools Most Improved -- Cheyenne-Eagle

Outstanding news from our friends at Lakota Immersion Childcare! Lakota Immersion Childcare (Iyápi Glukínipi), a language revitalization initiative based in Oglala, SD, recently received a sizable three-year grant from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA). These funds were awarded through the exceedingly competitive Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance initiative (NALPM) which, in addition to supporting

Tusweca Tiospaye has announced a special two-day breakout session during the 2014 Lakota-Dakota Language Summit in Rapid City, SD in October -- one that will earn its students college credit at Sitting Bull College. The Intensive Lakota/Dakota Language for Beginners breakout session is “designed for second-language learners who are at a beginner to elementary level,” according to Tusweca’s release. “It will give

We’re sharing this appeal from the Linguistic Society of America and CELP, the Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation. It’s a simple way to keep up on Congress’ consideration of two important pieces of legislation supporting preservation and education in endangered Native American languages.                CELP and LSA

There’s good news out of Congress for Native American languages, thanks to intensive effort by the Linguistic Society of America’s Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation (CELP)! Two pieces of legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate earlier this year, S. 1948, the “Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act” and S. 2299, the “Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014,” were both approved by