Apr 25  | Haley Omeasoo – Ohkomi Forensics – Haley Omeasoo, President and Executive Director of Ohkomi Forensics and enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to share about the grassroots organization committed to assisting the Indigenous community with issues including Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

May 2  | Lily Mendoza – Red Ribbon Skirt Society – Lily Mendoza, member of the Red Ribbon Skirt Society, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs for a conversation about the Indigenous-led organization that advocates, supports, gives voice to, and stands with families whose lives have been affected by a missing or murdered loved one.

May 9  | Dr. Alex Jaker and Braden Thue – Dakota Language Revitalization – Dr. Alex Jaker, Linguist, and Braden Thue, Director of the Kaksiza Caƞhdeṡka Center at Sisseton-Wahpeton College, join SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to reflect on the Dakota Language revitalization program at Sisseton-Wahpeton College.

May 16  | Nick Hernandez – Makoce Agriculture Development – Nick Hernandez, Founder and CEO of Makoce Agriculture Development, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to share about the organization focused on developing the needed infrastructure and resources to create local agriculture and a local food system for the betterment of the environment and community.

May 23  | Dr. Brad Tennant – Native American History is Not Part of American History; American History is Part of Native American History – Dr. Brad Tennant, Visiting Professor of History at Dakota Wesleyan University, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to reflect on the history of Indigenous people in North America and the United States of America.

May 30   |Anna Marie Thatcher & Marty Two Bulls, Jr. – The Power of Possibility – Anna Marie Thatcher, Managing Producer of Periaktos Productions, and Marty Two Bulls, Jr., Oglala Sioux Tribe Artist Laureate, join SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to reflect on “The Power of Possibility,” the latest production by the organization that assists lawyers with Continuing Legal Education (CLE) in ethics, professionalism, and social justice through professional theater productions.

June 6    |Tierra Baird-Iron Cloud – Title TBD – Tierra Baird-Iron Cloud, the Oceti Sakowin Food Systems Alliance Director with Makoce Agriculture Development, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs for a conversation about the series of children’s books in the Lakota language that she created to teach students about food sovereignty, plant harvesting, and other topics.

June 13  |Yoko “Tenyoh” Sugawara and Leslie Morrow –  Take Me To Your Moon: Journeys into the World of Dementia – Yoko “Tenyoh” Sugawara, self-taught sculptor and artist, and Leslie Morrow, Executive Director of the South Dakota Alzheimer’s Association, join SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs for a conversation about Tenyoh’s sculpture that likens dementia to a journey from the earth to the moon.

June 20   Dustina Gill – Nis’to Incorporated – Dustina Gill, CEO and Founder of the nonprofit located on the Lake Traverse Reservation, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to share about the organization, whose name means ‘concern for others outside of ourselves’, that focuses on cultural resilience-based work with youth in the areas of healing through art.

June 27   |Marty Watson – Summer Teachers Institute – Marty Watson, SDHC Scholar and educator, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to preview the upcoming Summer Teachers Institute, sponsored by SDHC, that focuses on the people, places, culture and history of the Lakota and their intersection with immigrant settlement.