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posted Decemeber 20, 2016 Recently, a fourth grade teacher at Red Cloud Indian School asked a group of her students to reflect on what it means to be able to learn Lakota, the language of their ancestors. One by one, they answered with excitement...Read More
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posted Decemeber 12, 2016 Audrey Jacobs, The Heritage Center’s museum educator, has always understood the power of images. As an art museum educator, she has focused her career on using artwork to enrich students’ learning experiences...Read More
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posted December 6, 2016 Growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Melissa Hill’s childhood curiosity blossomed into a passion for creating objects of both beauty and meaning. When she was just seven years old, her grandmother...Read More
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posted November 28, 2016 She never expected to pursue a career in healthcare, but in 2008, a chance meeting led her to become a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). She found her calling in emergency medicine and set out on a journey...Read More
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posted November 18, 2016 Myles believes in using art to build cultural awareness—and she knew immediately she wanted to be involved in developing the Horse Nation Exhibition. She was inspired by the stories and histories of people...Read More
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posted November 4, 2016 For Lorri Ann, growing up on the reservation meant that art was always an intrinsic part of daily life. Exploring the Badlands as a child, she would immerse herself in creating something new with the objects...Read More
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posted November 9, 2016 When Marlee Kelly ‘16 was a freshman at Red Cloud, she developed a strong bond with her English teacher Clare Huerter. Over the next four years, Clare became a trusted mentor...Read More
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posted October 13, 2016 After spending the first part of her life in California, Kyla Woodard returned to the Pine Ridge Reservation and found her cultural community and spiritual home...Read More
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posted October 6, 2016 Recently, on a bright Sunday morning, a group of Lakota parishioners from across Red Cloud’s parish gathered for a retreat in the sanctuary at Christ the King Church...Read More
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posted September 28, 2016 While the craft of star quilting is often passed down from generation to generation, artist Juanita Kelso took it upon herself to learn how to create the beautiful star quilts that she creates today...Read More
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Groundbreaking “Horse Nation” Exhibition to Open at The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School on September 22
posted September 21, 2016 Over a year ago, The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School and artist and filmmaker Keith BraveHeart began creating a new exhibition celebrating the bond between horses and Native peoples on the Great Plains...Read More
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posted September 13, 2016 On the first day high schoolers returned to Red Cloud for the school year, new principal Clare Huerter was beaming. She’d been waiting all summer to see the students again...Read More
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Red Cloud Community Begins to Heal in the Wake of Bus Crash
posted September 9, 2016 On Friday, September 2, the Red Cloud community experienced a terrifying blow. After a long day of school, one of Red Cloud’s buses was struck head-on by a car traveling at high speed...Read More
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Artist Profile: Amanda Simmons Passes Beadwork from Generation to Generation
posted September 1, 2016 The colorful and intricate materials used in traditional Lakota art often capture the attention of young eyes and tiny hands. Amanda Simmons ’04 picked up her first beading materials when she was only eight years old...Read More
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posted August 30, 2016 Each day this summer, Red Cloud graduate Jazzlyn Weston ’16 watched the sun rise and set around the Crazy Horse Memorial’s rocky mountain peak. Out her window, she could see the carved face...Read More
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posted August 22, 2016 This summer, Jacob spent eight weeks in a lab at NIH’s National Institute on Aging working alongside some of the world’s top scientists seeking breakthroughs in the fight against Parkinson’s Disease...Read More
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posted August 19, 2016 This summer, at the request of Kilgore’s own descendants, his stunning collection became a part of The Heritage Center’s. Kilgore’s family always wanted a museum to care of his beloved artwork...Read More
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posted August 15, 2016 The powerful and irrevocable bond between the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ and the Horse Nation is the subject of a groundbreaking exhibition set to open at The Heritage Center in the fall of 2016. More than a year ago, Heritage Center Director Mary Maxon started a series of...Read More
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posted August 09, 2016 Summer brought a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of another successful year at Red Cloud Indian School. It also turns the final page on another chapter for Red Cloud’s Volunteer Program...Read More
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posted August 05, 2016 Walking through either of Red Cloud’s campuses, around nearly every corner you will find a volunteer serving the community. They might be teaching kindergarteners how plants grow, preparing the students to nurture their own plants in the school greenhouse...Read More
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posted July 29, 2016 Seven dynamic speakers took to the stage to share lessons from their own lives, two of whom have deep roots at Red Cloud Indian School: graduate Elyssa (Sierra) Concha ’13, a student in elementary education at Black Hills State University, and rising senior and poet Marcus Ruff ’17...Read More
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posted July 15, 2016 Over the course of this past year, a group of 27 young people from parishes across the reservation have been preparing for this momentous occasion in their lives...Read More
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posted July 13, 2016 Growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Elaine Yellow Horse never expected to become a role model for young people...Read More
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posted July 06, 2016 Nakina Mills’ connection to Red Cloud runs deep. She first walked onto campus at three years old as a pre-kindergarten student—and stayed until graduating as class...Read More
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posted July 01, 2016 On warm summer days, classrooms are often quiet and empty. But during the month of June, Red Cloud students’ voices filled the hallways as they created and illustrated their own works of art. Led by The Heritage Center’s Museum Educator...Read More
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posted June 30, 2016 This summer at Red Cloud, students taking summer courses are studying history, math and science in the standard way—at a desk and inside the classroom. But they are also experiencing a different kind of learning: outside...Read More
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posted June 21, 2016 Red Cloud rising junior Elizabeth Cabrera beams as she shares her newest sentences learned during Red Cloud’s 3rd Annual Lakota Language Summer Camp. Elizabeth has been learning Lakota at Red Cloud since she...Read More
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posted June 14, 2016 This fall, three Red Cloud seniors will take their place in the class of 2020 at three of the nation’s most elite colleges. Between them—Marlee Kelly, Jacob Cousin, Bobby Pourier—they were accepted at four of the eight...Read More
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posted June 10, 2016 For the last twenty years, the award-winning photojournalist Father Donald Doll, S.J. has stood behind the camera, capturing images that reflect the beauty of Native culture...Read More
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posted June 6, 2016 The spring season brought some extraordinary accomplishments for other student-athletes at Red Cloud. Jack Fast Wolf—who graduated as part of Red Cloud’s class of 2016—placed 5th at the state...Read More
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posted June 5, 2016 The Red Cloud Indian Art Show is a juried competition, awarding over $7,000 in prizes in 24 different categories. With over 80 artists and 200 new works, it is our pleasure to announce this year's winners...Read More
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posted June 4, 2016 For the last 48 years, The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School has hosted one of the country’s most unique art exhibitions—a celebration of Native art actually held on Native land, on the grassy plains of the Pine Ridge...Read More
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posted May 26, 2016 Jacob Cousin '16 will continue his education at Brown Univeristy, studying theatre and dance. He spent last summer at Brown to participate in their prestigious TheatreBridge program. As a Gates Millenium Scholar...Read More
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posted May 20, 2016 We sat down with a few of our 2016 graduates after finals were complete to learn a bit more about their plans for the future. Meet Dylan, Matagi, John, Brianna, Terrell and Jazzlyn for a glimpse...Read More
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posted May 17, 2016 After graduating from Red Cloud with a Gates Scholarship in hand, Dylan Fills Pipe ’08 began his studies at Creighton University and discovered a new passion for public health. Since graduation...Read More
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posted May 16, 2016 Shawn Espinosa ’97 works primarily with parfleche as means of “keeping the tradition alive.” Growing up in the Lakeside community near Oglala, SD, Shawn found himself drawn to the traditional practices of creating Lakota art...Read More
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posted May 12, 2016 On Thursday, May 12, U.S. Secretary of Education John King visited Red Cloud Indian School to take part in a daylong forum on the state of Native education. Over 150 federal officials, Native educators...Read More
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posted May 2, 2016 Spring is a time of new beginnings at Red Cloud Indian School. The hallways are filled with talk of the future—of starting college, exploring careers, and dreaming of new possibilities...Read More
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posted May 4, 2016 On Wednesday mornings, Angie Stover wakes before dawn to make enough fresh bread to serve friends and parish members across the Pine Ridge community. Under her watch as pastoral associate at Sacred Heart Church...Read More
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posted April 22, 2016 The entire Red Cloud community will come together to mark the 46th annual celebration of Earth Day. Across both campuses, students, teachers, and staff are preparing to get involved in a range of Earth Day activities...Read More
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posted April 20, 2016 Spoken word—an art form that combines poetry with performance—has captured the hearts and minds of Red Cloud Indian School students. Many have written and performed their own poetry through Tȟéča Wówapi Káǧa Okȟólakičhiye...Read More
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posted April 18, 2016 Red Cloud High School seniors, Trista Merrival and Jack Fast Wolf, signed letters of intent to play sports at the collegiate level. Trista will play basketball for College of Saint Mary and Jack will run cross country...Read More
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posted April 15, 2016 From 1,800 miles away Mike Welch could hear the drumming all along. He could feel the vibrations from soft steps as the children danced to the drumbeats. He could smell the sweet dust in the air...Read More
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posted April 13, 2016 The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School has been selected to participate in the Museum Assessment Program (MAP). Through guided self-study and on-site consultation with a museum professional, participation in MAP will empower...Read More
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posted April 6th, 2016 Over the last several months, 5th through 8th graders have been learning to program and control their own robots. It’s all part of a new learning module designed to help empower students with new computer science skills...Read More
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posted April 1, 2016 At a time when many young people are swamped with the pressures of high school life, a 15-year old Miranda Red Cloud was also learning the artwork of the Oglala Lakota people...Read More
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posted March 31, 2016 Early each morning in Red Cloud’s cafeteria, Lakota “Breeze” Fast Wolf loves to sit and greet her smiling first graders as they prepare for the school day ahead. As an AmeriCorps member at Red Cloud...Read More
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posted March 29, 2016 During his time at Red Cloud, Ken Franks ’08 took a class in chemistry and developed a fascination with science. After graduating, he went on to study at Fort Lewis College, earning a degree in Public Health...Read More
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posted March 21, 2016 Today, fourth graders are learning about the power of storytelling in their own lives—and for their own generation. With support from the Better Way Foundation and the Indian Mission School Network, the fourth grade classrooms are launching “Our Community Story"...Read More
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posted March 18, 2016 As a child growing up outside Tulsa, Oklahoma, artist Bryan Parker was constantly drawing. After high school, craving direction, Bryan enlisted in the Army. He spent 14 months deployed in Iraq, but he never forgot his love of art and self-expression...Read More
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posted March 9, 2016 When Red Cloud counselor Alicia Adams arrived on campus over three years ago, she immediately fell in love with the talent, joy, and promise she saw in her students..At the same time, she quickly recognized the extraordinary challenges that many Red Cloud students face...Read More
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posted February 29, 2016 For the Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota people who make up the Seven Councils Fire, the horse is more than just an animal. Rather than a tool used for work or travel, the horse has been cherished as kin since its reintroduction to North America more than three centuries ago...Read More
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posted February 26, 2016 Over time, Red Cloud Indian School has been a fortunate recipient of thousands of labels, providing books, library equipment and playground materials, according to Red Cloud Librarian Kathleen Siebrasse-Wittenberg...Read More
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posted February 16, 2016 Recently, Red Cloud staff, teachers, and students welcomed representatives from AdvancED to campus, located in Pine Ridge. AdvancED is a leading non-profit, non-partisan educational organization that has conducted rigorous...Read More
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posted February 11, 2016 As graduating seniors at Red Cloud Indian School, Justin and Wayne were awarded the distinguished Horatio Alger State Scholarship last week, making them two of only 556 students nationwide to receive the scholarship...Read More
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posted February 6, 2016 In parishes around the country community members gather to train and grow as lay leaders. The same is true on Monday evenings on the Pine Ridge Reservation where Lakota lay leaders are busy with coursework and conversations of faith...Read More
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posted February 5, 2016 Native poet and artist Tanaya Winder will perform her spoken word poetry at a free performance Wednesday evening March 2, 2016, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in Cuny Commons at Red Cloud Indian School...Read More
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posted February 4, 2016 The Heritage Center’s gallery walls are now covered with vibrant, intricate quilts.Some feature the traditional sunburst design of the Lakota quilts that are often presented as ceremonial gifts to honor or remember loved ones...Read More
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posted January 20, 2016 Since 2008, Red Cloud Indian School (RCIS) and its partners have advanced what they call the Lakota Language Project (LLP), a K-12 Lakota language curriculum focused on developing lifelong language leaners...Read More
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