The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

12:00 pm – 8:00 pm MT
Levitt at the Falls is collaborating with the Smithsonian American History Museum’s Lemelson Center for Invention and Innovation, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, the USA Skateboarding Federation (USA Olympic and Paralympic teams), and members of the Oglala Lakota Nation to produce the 2022 Innoskate festival. Discussions and live concerts featuring the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra ensemble and other national and local artists will examine the deep connections between music, skateboarding, creativity and innovation. In addition, professional and Olympic skateboarders, inventors, scientists, artists and local community leaders will engage audiences through a variety of demonstrations, conversations and hands-on activities that explore the impact of skateboarding innovations in American culture.

An additional festival will occur July 7-9 at the Levitt Shell in Sioux Falls. Details on the events and schedule updates will be available on the Levitt at the Falls website: https://www.levittsiouxfalls.org/innoskate/

Sponsored by: Levitt at the Falls

For more information, contact: Rose Ann Hofland <rhofland@levittsiouxfalls.org>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

July 7 | Open Discussion with Lawrence Diggs – In a 1947 letter to a friend, Mahatma Ghandi declared, “You must not lose faith in humanity.” How has life over the past year affected how you view the world and your fellow human beings?  

Zoom Link

Scholar: Lawrence Diggs

Sponsored By: South Dakota Humanities Council

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For more information, contact: SDHC <info@sdhumanities.org>

Levitt at the Falls is collaborating with the Smithsonian American History Museum’s Lemelson Center for Invention and Innovation, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, the USA Skateboarding Federation (USA Olympic and Paralympic teams), and members of the Oglala Lakota Nation to produce the 2022 Innoskate festival. Discussions and live concerts featuring the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra ensemble and other national and local artists will examine the deep connections between music, skateboarding, creativity and innovation. In addition, professional and Olympic skateboarders, inventors, scientists, artists and local community leaders will engage audiences through a variety of demonstrations, conversations and hands-on activities that explore the impact of skateboarding innovations in American culture.

The Innoskate Sioux Falls Festival runs July 7-9 at the Levitt Shell in Sioux Falls. Details on the events and schedule updates will be available on the Levitt at the Falls website: https://www.levittsiouxfalls.org/innoskate/

Sponsored by: Levitt at the Falls

For more information, contact: Rose Ann Hofland <rhofland@levittsiouxfalls.org>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

Levitt at the Falls is collaborating with the Smithsonian American History Museum’s Lemelson Center for Invention and Innovation, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, the USA Skateboarding Federation (USA Olympic and Paralympic teams), and members of the Oglala Lakota Nation to produce the 2022 Innoskate festival. Discussions and live concerts featuring the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra ensemble and other national and local artists will examine the deep connections between music, skateboarding, creativity and innovation. In addition, professional and Olympic skateboarders, inventors, scientists, artists and local community leaders will engage audiences through a variety of demonstrations, conversations and hands-on activities that explore the impact of skateboarding innovations in American culture.

The Innoskate Sioux Falls Festival runs July 7-9 at the Levitt Shell in Sioux Falls. Details on the events and schedule updates will be available on the Levitt at the Falls website: https://www.levittsiouxfalls.org/innoskate/

Sponsored by: Levitt at the Falls

For more information, contact: Rose Ann Hofland <rhofland@levittsiouxfalls.org>

Scholar: WayneFanebust

Sponsored By: Edith B.Siegrist Vermillion Public Library

For more information,contact: Kendra Brewer <kendra.brewer@vermillionpubliclibrary.org>

This presentation is a mixture of oral history and live music (acoustic music on guitar, bass fiddle, mandolin, and harmonica) from Public Domain traditional Western music of the 1860s -1920s (trail drives and Black Hills mini era – Badger Clark era); select classic, contemporary, and original western music, with background and history behind the songs and songwriters to educate guests on music popular during the 1880s Black Hills Gold Rush era; as well as music of the American West. Western music includes songs of the Hills, valleys, pine trees and plains, cowboys and cowgirls, horses and cattle, pioneer families, gold miners, ghost towns, native Americans, cavalry troopers, outlaws, lawmen, gamblers, and gunfighters.

Scholars: Allen & Jill Kirkham

Sponsored by: Pollock Visitor and Interpretive Center

For more information, contact: Delores Kluckman <kluckmandm@valleytel.net>

Have you always wanted to record your memories onto paper so your family can cherish your stories for years to come? This workshop provides writing prompts which encourage participants to pen their life memories through sensory detail. Creative writing has many benefits aside from preserving valuable memories. It helps sharpen the mind and provides a therapeutic outlet for emotions. For the workshop, please have access to a notebook and pen or a Word program on your computer.

Scholar: Molly Barari

Sponsored By: SDSU Extension, Rapid City Regional Center

For more information, contact: Leacey Brown <leacey.brown@sdstate.edu>

Levitt at the Falls is collaborating with the Smithsonian American History Museum’s Lemelson Center for Invention and Innovation, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, the USA Skateboarding Federation (USA Olympic and Paralympic teams), and members of the Oglala Lakota Nation to produce the 2022 Innoskate festival. Discussions and live concerts featuring the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra ensemble and other national and local artists will examine the deep connections between music, skateboarding, creativity and innovation. In addition, professional and Olympic skateboarders, inventors, scientists, artists and local community leaders will engage audiences through a variety of demonstrations, conversations and hands-on activities that explore the impact of skateboarding innovations in American culture.

The Innoskate Sioux Falls Festival runs July 7-9 at the Levitt Shell in Sioux Falls. Details on the events and schedule updates will be available on the Levitt at the Falls website: https://www.levittsiouxfalls.org/innoskate/

Sponsored by: Levitt at the Falls

For more information, contact: Rose Ann Hofland <rhofland@levittsiouxfalls.org>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

An introduction to the First Nations people who made their homes in southeastern South Dakota – Omaha, Ponca, Ioway – and discussion of their traditional way of life. Farming techniques and crops are reviewed; artifacts, sample trade items, replicas of a dog travois, tools and pottery are discussed and exhibited.

Scholar: Verna K. Boyd

Sponsored by: Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center

For more information, contact: Kyndra Hosek <kyndra.hosek@stjo.org>

This presentation is a mixture of oral history and live music (acoustic music on guitar, bass fiddle, mandolin, and harmonica) from Public Domain traditional Western music of the 1860s -1920s (trail drives and Black Hills mini era – Badger Clark era); select classic, contemporary, and original western music, with background and history behind the songs and songwriters to educate guests on music popular during the 1880s Black Hills Gold Rush era; as well as music of the American West. Western music includes songs of the Hills, valleys, pine trees and plains, cowboys and cowgirls, horses and cattle, pioneer families, gold miners, ghost towns, native Americans, cavalry troopers, outlaws, lawmen, gamblers, and gunfighters.

Scholars: Allen & Jill Kirkham

Sponsored by: Spearfish Senior Citizen Center

For more information, contact: Stephanie Crago <sscdirector@rushmore.com>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

Have you always wanted to record your memories onto paper so your family can cherish your stories for years to come? This workshop provides writing prompts which encourage participants to pen their life memories through sensory detail. Creative writing has many benefits aside from preserving valuable memories. It helps sharpen the mind and provides a therapeutic outlet for emotions. For the workshop, please have access to a notebook and pen or a Word program on your computer. All ages of adults are welcome to attend.

Scholar: Molly Barari

Sponsored by: Brookings Public Library

For more information, contact: Mikaela Neubauer <mneubauer@cityofbrookings-sd.gov>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

Have you always wanted to record your memories onto paper so your family can cherish your stories for years to come? This workshop provides writing prompts which encourage participants to pen their life memories through sensory detail. Creative writing has many benefits aside from preserving valuable memories. It helps sharpen the mind and provides a therapeutic outlet for emotions. For the workshop, please have access to a notebook and pen or a Word program on your computer. All ages of adults are welcome to attend.

Scholar: Molly Barari

Sponsored by: Piedmont Valley Library

For more information, contact: Jenna Pritts <piedmont.library2@hotmail.com>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

This program is adjusted to cover various aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition depending on a group’s specific interest (e.g., American Indians, wildlife, military, food/nutrition, medicine, members, et cetera).

Scholar: Brad Tennant

Sponsored by: Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center

For more information, contact: Kyndra Hosek <kyndra.hosek@stjo.org>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

Discussion of the South Dakota One Book – https://sdhumanities.org/one-book-sd/

Sponsored by: Hand County Library

For more information, contact: Hannah Caffee <library@handcountysd.org>

The Lakota Summer Institute 2022, is a three-week intensive language-learning and teacher-training program. The Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) will instruct Lakota language and immersion educators on best teaching practices for Native Language education and for remote language education.

Sponsored by: Lakota Language Consortium

For more information, contact: Wilhelm Meya <meya@lakhota.org>

Sitting Bull and the events leading to the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center has a guidon flag that most likely is from the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Presenter discusses his research into the guidon and why he believes it is from the battlefield.

Scholar: Bill Markley

Sponsored By: DeadwoodHistory, Inc

For more information, contact: Rose Speirs <rose@deadwoodhistory.com>

Scholar: Lori M. Walsh

Venue Address: 2300 SWest Ave, Sioux Falls

Sponsored By: FirstPresbyterian Readers Group

For more information,contact: Linda Rasmussen <dlrasmussen@sio.midco.net>

The Yankton County Historical Society brings an all-inclusive narrative to the existing Lewis and Clark Expedition exhibit currently on display at the Mead Cultural Education Center. New banners for the existing exhibit will focus on the history and culture of the Oceti Sakowin and Ihanktonwan Native Nation prior to and during the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Additional information will be collected and included in an audio tour script of the exhibit.

Sponsored By: Yankton County Historical Society

For more information, contact: Crystal Nelson <director@meadbuilding.org>

Scholar: Rick W. Mills

Venue Address: 538 MtRushmore Rd, Custer

Sponsored By: CusterCounty Senior Citizen Center

For more information,contact: Roxanne Horkey <cscdirector@gwtc.net>