May is National Teacher Appreciation Month. May 3 marks the official National Teacher Appreciation Day – a day to honor educators everywhere; a day to honor those who influence and change the lives of young people all over the country. On this occasion, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to those who have made LLC’s work poss

If you’ve been keeping up with the LLC and its partners, you already know that in our mission to revitalize Lakota, we provide critical infrastructural support to tribal education departments, schools, and work to increase public awareness on the crisis of disappearing languages. As part of this mission, we’re also working on strengthen

Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? This holiday was first introduced 20 years ago by the Academy of American Poets to raise awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. To highlight this holiday, we wanted to shine a spotlight on Lightning  & Wind –  what better way to acknowledge the importance of poetry than

We’ve received a great many questions about lodging information for this year’s LSI, which is now confirmed! Participants are encouraged to read through the information below and get in touch if you have any questions.   PRAIRIE KNIGHTS CASINO HOTEL We invite our guests to stay at the Prairie Knights Casino Hotel at a special rate

By now we’re sure you’ve heard about all the great things being offered at LSI this year! As part of the 10th Anniversary celebration, we’ve invited Scatter Their Own to perform, with special local guests Humor The Ruse. The performance will be held at: Prairie Knights Casino Pavilion Thursday, June 16th at 8 PM …… FRE

Are you a poet but don’t know it?  Here’s your chance to build your poetry skills and take your Lakota proficiency to a whole new level! During this 2016 Lakota Summer Institute, fluent speakers of Lakota will have the the opportunity to participate in the first ever Lakota poetry course. Ben Black Bear, a first-language Lakota speaker, and Lawrenc

Philáuŋyayapi kšto! Thank you to everyone who attended the 3rd Lakota Language Weekend in Rapid City on April 2-3. The weekend was a great success – it is the participants’ enthusiasm and passion for learning and teaching Lakȟótiyapi that is the driving force behind events like this! During this language weekend, we had the biggest begi

One thing we noticed at last year’s Lakota Summer Institute was how well some of the newcomers were speaking Lakota. Paulette R. High Elk commented, “When we had the opening ceremony, all of the new people introduced themselves in Lakota. I was very impressed!” We asked some participants what their secret was, and many responded…the Lakota Language

If you’ve been to LSI, you know that every year the organizers of the institute plan something exciting. Last year participants and their families enjoyed a special pre-screening of Rising Voices/Hótȟaŋiŋpi, and in 2014 participants had the opportunity to take a Lakota/Dakota Drama and Performance class, which culminated in a production of Ik