THE NEST: LAKȞÓL’IYAPI WAHÓȞPI WIČHÁKINI OWÁYAWA
  • Learning Resources
    • Basic Phrases [w/Audio]
    • Grace Video
    • Language Research
    • Classroom Rules & Meal Prayer
    • Songs From The Nest
    • Lakota Book Translations
  • Contact
  • Field Trip Reference Guides

Wahóȟpi kiŋ - The Lakota Language Immersion Nest at Sitting Bull College

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2022-2023 School calendar
About Us
2022-2023 Staff
Nest Policies

Our Mission

​To revitalize our Dakota/Lakota language, equipping students with the tools necessary to achieve high standards of learning and to become conscientious decision-makers, life-long learners and quality citizens of our people and communities.

Our Vision

"Fluent speakers, sovereign thinkers."

​To empower students through the Dakota/Lakota language and culture to become confident, self-directed, self-aware and respectful life-long learners.

Our Families

​Our families provide the foundation for our work. The Lakȟól’iyapi Wahóȟpi/Wičhákini Owáyawa recognizes that language revitalization efforts cannot successfully be implemented without the parent generation. Our program is committed to supporting all families in learning, reinforcing, and maintaining our Lakota/Dakota language in the home by providing family language classes, resources and opportunities to use the language.

Our Philosophy

"Wakháŋyeža kiŋ lená épi čha táku waštéšte iwíčhuŋkičiyukčaŋpi kte." -
Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.
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Lakȟól’iyapi Wahóȟpi and Wičhákini Owáyawa are dedicated to educating our youngest tribal members in a high quality early childhood Lakota/Dakota immersion setting, bringing parents and community together for the revitalization of our language, values and traditions. We create learning environments that respect each child, their skills and abilities, and honor their heritage with hands-on experiences that are shared directly with parents and care givers. Our sacred children possess the capacity for dual language that will preserve and strengthen our Standing Rock Oyáte.


  • Learning Resources
    • Basic Phrases [w/Audio]
    • Grace Video
    • Language Research
    • Classroom Rules & Meal Prayer
    • Songs From The Nest
    • Lakota Book Translations
  • Contact
  • Field Trip Reference Guides