Like most, the myth of the Frontier is reductive; that is how myths must be if they are to be useful. We might all understand ...

The Seventh Direction highlights a central Lakota belief that each being—human, animal, plant, or stone—had its own purpose to fulfill. The Lakota believe that everything has a spirit. In Locke’s ...

The Ghost Dance was adopted by the Lakota in early 1890, and became central to their resistance movement. It was also used as ...

The Cheyenne River Youth Project is welcoming teens to its Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) for fall internship programming.

Mendoza, of Rapid City, is one of 24 people from South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota and 23 Native nations who was granted ...

Although most Pine Ridge traditions ... The Oglala Lakota and other Sioux tribes have refused a monetary settlement for the U.S.’s illegal seizure of the Black Hills, their spiritual home.

The Department of Religion at Western Michigan University now offers a Master of Arts in spirituality, culture and health. The catalog description is included here until it is added to the WMU catalog ...

The law legalized traditional spirituality and ceremonies in the ... His family has been charged with protecting the sacred Lakota traditions for 19 generations. He said the elders decided long ...

You could also have a full-blown conversion experience, and your entire view of the world and your life shifts in line with ...