The LLC is excited to share that there is a Lakota language immersion school in the works for Eagle Butte! There is a strong chance that Lakȟótiyapi Okáȟtaŋič’iya Wičhóičhaǧe (LOWI) will open in September 2016. While we are eagerly waiting for the final grant approval from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), we wanted to let all of our L

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, Co — Háu, Denver! The Lakota Language Weekend, a crash course on Lakota language and culture taught by instructors from the world-renowned Lakota Summer Institute, returns to Denver on October 20-21 at the University of Denver. The workshop is open to people of all backgrounds, and geared towards beginners. Students wi

                Háu mitákuyepi, New York City — the Lakota Language Weekend is heading your way!! Sat-Sun, Feb 10-11, 9 am-5 pm New York University We’re helping fuel the Lakota Language Revitalization movement by bringing these dynamic immersion weekends to communities across the USA — from reservation

Lakȟóta wičháša waŋ okínihaŋ čha iȟpéya uŋkíyayape ló. Wičháša kiŋ Leonard Little Finger ečíyapi. Líla theȟíyakel oíyokišiče ló. Líla iyóuŋkšičapi. We honor the memory of Leonard Little Finger, esteemed Lakota elder and one of our founding board members, who passed away on April 8, 2017 in Pine Ridge. It’s hard to imagine the Lakota Language Consor

                  Sat-Sun April 8-9, 9 am-5 pm Hampton Inn – Chicago North Shore 5201 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL Háu mitákuyepi, Chicago — the Lakota Language Weekend is heading your way!! Think of it as a crash course on the Lakota language and culture. Open to all, beginners welcome WHAT YOU

THE NEW LAKOTA DICTIONARY (NLD) MOBILE APP! A TALKING DICTIONARY IN YOUR POCKET! Works offline — no cell phone service needed! • 26,000 entries • 40,000 example sentences • Male and Female voices for audio • Search-and-translate function • Consistent phonemic spelling – Standard Lakota Orthography • Automatic updates with latest revisions and neolo

The New Lakota Grammar Handbook It’s here after nearly two years of development so we’re celebrating with the linguists and native speakers of Lakota who worked with us here at the Lakota Language Consortium to complete the Lakota Grammar Handbook, a 636-page self-study guide we believe is going to become the gold standard for Native Am

“Wačhí Awášteyalaka he?” or, “Do You Like to Dance?”   The first in a series of six children’s books to be published solely in Native American languages has been released in the Lakota language. “Wačhí Awášteyalaka he?”, or “Do You Like To Dance,” is an 18-page monolingual Lakota picture book developed for e

First-Ever Lakota Language Weekend in Los Angeles Los Angeles is home to an enthusiastic, interested and dedicated group of Lakota language learners, the Lakota Language Consortium learned during its first ever Lakota Language Weekend to be conducted in the L.A. area (Nov. 12-13 at the Four Points Sheraton in Culver City). About 30 beginners to lea