Christmas is coming, and the mind turns to ... PRESENTS! Let Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe (the Compassionate Bear Family, a.k.a. the Berenstain Bears) help you with your Lakota language study with a story about jealousy (Wónawizi) over a gift. THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER When Brother gets a brand new three-speed racer, Sister’s envious feelings are personified in her dreams

November winds are blowing! Let Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe (the Compassionate Bear Family, a.k.a. the Berenstain Bears) help you with your Lakota language study on these long cold evenings. COUNT THEIR BLESSINGS Brother and Sister often complain that their friends have more things than they do. Mama and Papa tell them they should be thankful for

It’s Election Day, and we’re all thinking about our most important priorities. Let Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe (the Compassionate Bear Family, a.k.a. the Berenstain Bears) help you with your Lakota language study with a story about discovering value. TROUBLE WITH MONEY When Mama and Papa refuse to buy Brother and Sister trendy, overly expensive sport shirts,

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