Many Lakota people agree: It's imperative to revitalize the Lakota language. But how exactly to do that is a matter of broader debate. Should... In Lakota Nation, people are asking: Who does a ...

On June 14, Disney+ will release the Avengers film dubbed entirely in the Lakota language, marking a pivotal moment for Indigenous representation in mainstream media. This groundbreaking project is ...

Garfield Elementary fifth-grader Jaeden Brugier has been learning to speak the Lakota language throughout the last year. Yet for someone wanting to share the history and legends of his ancestors with ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota State Historical Society wrapped up its annual conference on Saturday with a special speaker. Francis Whitebird spoke about non-Lakota speakers’ misunderstanding ...

MADISON, S.D. — Dakota State University student Carl Petersen has a new way for Indigenous people to engage with their language and culture: a computer game. The game is called “Tipi Kaga,” which ...

Philomine Lakota still remembers the feeling of her jaw being squeezed open as a 6-year-old. She remembers how the matron would jam the lye soap into her mouth, how she would gag, how the suds would ...

Among the 600 languages spoken in the five boroughs is Lakota, a Native American language spoken primarily by members of the Lakota tribes in North and South Dakota. According to the Indiana-based ...

In a small room in the basement of New York University, Aru Apaza sits with a group of a dozen others and gushes about American Indian Community House – a nonprofit that has become a home away from ...

In the thick of the summer, 10 high school and college students sat in the empty library of Maȟpíya Lúta — Red Cloud — High School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. There, they recited everyday phrases in ...

The average age of Lakota and Dakota speakers is 70. We are running out of time to save them. By Jodi Archambault Ms. Archambault is a Hunkpapa and Oglala Lakota woman and former special assistant to ...