LAKOTA LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CLASSROOM

Hau Mitakuyepi. Iyuskiyan Nape Ciyuza Pelo. Dennis Locke emaciyapi na pahin sinte el wait yelo. In my adopted language: Hello my relatives. I shake your hand in a happy way. I am called Dennis Locke and I dwell in Porcupine, SD.

About the Instructor
Dennis Locke was born and raised in Northern New Jersey. Dennis spent eighteen years as a police officer. Dennis' Indian blood comes from the Minisink Lenape (Delaware). Dennis is a descendant of the Turtle Clan and is an enrolled member of the Ramapoh Tribe of the Lenape Nation.

Dennis has been at Red Cloud for a little over ten years. Dennis teaches the Lakota class at the Middle School level. His students study basic language, history, culture, spirituality, music and crafts. As the Teca Wacipi Okolakiciye sponsor for the Middle School, Dennis is able to incorporate the music and dance into the classroom and the classroom into the music and dance.
After all, isn't it all one?

Curriculum
As Indian people, we live in two worlds. Here at Red Cloud, we have the honor of learning how to recognize and utilize the best ideals of both to empower our students to succeed in both those worlds.