Posts Tagged ‘Lakota Language Immersion Childcare’
FFB grant creates needed synergy between humanists and Lakota
Foundation Beyond Belief is a charitable foundation functioning internationally. Thunder Valley CDC’s Lakota Language Initiative and Iyápi Glukínipi language immersion preschool, on the other hand, are located on the edge of a tiny town in one corner of a vast Indian reservation on the northern Great Plains. What connects these two programs, in such seemingly…
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Háŋ, tóškhe yaúŋ he? (Hahn, DOE-shkay ya-OON hey?) You may not realize it, but I have just said, “Hello. How are you?” in Lakota. That’s because so few people speak Lakota, including less than 3% of the Lakota community but the Lakota Language Initiative, our current Compassionate Impact Grant beneficiary, is working to change that.…
Read MoreLakota Language Initiative- Start from the Beginning – Compassionate Impact Grant
The “language nest” (Iyapi Glukinipi) is a safety net created by educators, parents, and native speakers to provide a warm embrace for children immersed in Lakota Language. This nest is created to nurture the children at the Lakota Language Immersion Childcare, creating a group of Lakota first language learners, and developing a strong basis for…
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