Oceti Sakowin: The People of the Seven Council Fires
For six-hundred years we have lived under the misconception that
Columbus discovered America. What he did was stumble on a land already
occupied by many people and many nations. In the center of that land
were a people who call themselves Oyate: "the People". This is their
story, in their words. Original music composed and performed by Lakota
artist, Kevin Locke. running time: 59 minutes
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(Credit List)
Due to cultural differences and socio-economic conditions, the challenges facing Native American students are many. This video/teaching tool offers insight into the problems and possible solutions for educators of Native American young people. running time: 24:14 minutes (View Online - Use Explorer Browser) (Credit List)
The Ocheti Sakowin and Bridging the Gap programs are meant to be used
in in-service situations to promote strategic thinking about how to
address the specific needs of Native American students as well as
curriculum-level thinking and planning about when, where, and what to
teach. The purpose of the guide is to offer workshop facilitators a
variety of options for using the programs in teacher workshops.
(Workshop Guide)
Documents
Oglala Mythology
Web Links
Reading
List
Common Lakota Terms Table
Song Translations
Dakota Pathways: A History
Press Materials
Basic Press Release
Biographies
Promotional Script
Music
Photos
Cheyenne River Indian School,
S.D., circa 1900
Photo courtesy South Dakota Historical Society
Crow Creek, S.D., on the Crow Creek
Reservation, about 1900
Photo courtesy South Dakota Historical Society
Two Native Americans take a ride, one on horseback,
one on a travois, in South Dakota, circa 1900.
Photo courtesy South Dakota Historical Society
Nicholas Black Elk of "Black Elk
Speaks" fame, South Dakota, circa 1900
Photo courtesy South Dakota Historical Society
Yanktonai Dakota camp, South Dakota, circa 1900.
Photo courtesy of the Edward S. Curtis Collection, National Archives
Three Native American riders in South Dakota,
circa 1900.
Photo courtesy of the Edward S. Curtis Collection, National Archive
For information on Kevin Locke and his music for Oceti Sakowin go to www.ixtlanArtists.com or
call The Ixtlan Artists Group at
1-800-961-9601