Wolakota: The Return of Buffalo to the Lands and Lifeways of the Sicangu Lakota People

SAGE FAST DOG | FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, WAKANYEJA TOKEYAHCI WOUNSPE TIPI (CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING CENTER), LAKOTA NATION

Sage Fast Dog Sr. is a member of the Sicangu Lakota Nation and lives on the land that is now known as the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. In his role as the Founder and Director of the Wakanyeja Tokeyahci Wounspe Tipi (Children First Learning Center), Sage incorporates important cultural values into everyday teachings so that Lakota students will learn the history, skills, and traditions of their people. In this presentation, Sage will share the richness of the Lakota language, history and culture with viewers while explaining the significance of the recent efforts to return their relatives, the buffalo, to Lakota lands and the lifeways of their people