News & Recent Events

International Women’s Day

March 8th marks International Women’s Day! The Lakota Language Consortium spent the day celebrating the remarkable Indigenous women Elders, speakers, knowledge keepers, language learners, and educators we work in partnership with. 

LSI Details Coming Soon!

Since 2007 LLC has been hosting the Lakota Summer Institute. These 1 – 3 week-long classes are designed to offer a deep dive into the Lakota Language. Language events offer beginner, intermediate and advanced students time and space to practice essential skills with other language learners at their level.

This summer LSI will be held July 11 – 24, 2022. We are still working through the planning details of this event and anticipate releasing details soon.

Lakota Summer Institutes (LSI) allow Lakota people and those passionate about the language to come together to learn Lakȟótiyapi. It’s incredible to gather groups from across Lakota Country for a common purpose. Participants reconnect with peers, mentors, and friends from past Institutes, creating an ideal Lakota learning community – bound together and investing in the Lakota language.

If you have attended a Lakota Language Weekend or a Lakota Summer Institute in the past we will provide you with more details via email once we’ve finalized these details.

Hoping to attend for the first time this year?
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After featuring the Traditional Lakota Songs Book – Eháŋk’ehaŋ Lakȟóta Olówaŋ there has been increased interest in the details of the book and its creation. We thought it was a great time to take a deeper dive into its details.

Shania Black Bear sat down and interviewed Ben Black Bear Jr. for more detail on the book’s origin and history. She also answers the questions about the original collaboration, and how we hope this project comes to life in the future.

Native NYC Residents

Come spend a month in Bloomington, Indiana, and learn how the Language Conservancy supports Indigenous Language Communities. This internship allows you to see the operations, administrative, and material creation process up close and personal.

Benefits: This is a paid internship that provides housing, transportation, and a weekly stipend for your time.

Qualifications: Applications must be from New York State and must be from a North American Tribe and be between the ages of 18 – 24.
Contact internships@languageconservancy.org with any questions

Linguist & Computational Linguist Interns

This 4 – 6 week internship is focused on those pursuing a career in Linguistics. Those participating in the program will be given the opportunity to work with the Linguistics team at The Language Conservancy (TLC). Interns will assist linguists in daily tasks or on small projects. The internship is based in Bloomington, Indiana.

Benefits: This internship provides working experience of the day-to-day of a Linguist. Housing and transportation are provided in conjunction with this internship opportunity.

Qualifications: Applicants must be pursuing a career in Linguistics or Computational Linguistics Must be enrolled in a college program.

Submit your application online – Apply online here.

Learn, Color & Teach

You can color all 37 letters and practice writing out the letters in the Lakota alphabet! This coloring book not only walks you through each letter of the alphabet but also gives you a letter to go along with it.

Lakȟól’iyapi Oówaptaya Owíyuŋ Wówapi – Lakota Alphabet Coloring Book has 77 pages of learning and coloring. Whether you are learning the alphabet yourself or teaching someone else, this book is packed with language activities.

Don’t do this alone! This month you can pick up a copy of this coloring book and get another copy for free for a loved one in our book store using promo code:  BOGOABC.

New Lakota Dictionary 3.0 for Desktop – Available Soon!