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Wičháho Blihélya
by Alex FireThunder and Robert Two Crow
*Wičháho Blihélya* means, “ with energetic voices ” in Lakota.This podcast is intended to serve four major purposes: *language preservation* via documentation of the Lakota language as it is spoken by Native speakers and elders; *language revitalization* via providing interesting and engaging content for language learners to listen to in low-anxiety environments and for teachers to use in classrooms; *language maintenance* by providing Lakota speakers with a talk show to listen to in their first language; and finally *language reclamation* as we put forth efforts to claim and reclaim spaces for Lakota language to be spoken, heard, written and read. This podcast was made possible by HÓYEYA - a platform for Lakota language and culture.
Episodes
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Season 2 Ep 1 Ȟesápa Wačhípi (Black Hills Powwow)
After a three year hiatus since the end of Season One, Wičháho Blihélya is back along with new theme music and new artwork, but the same co-hosts, Alex FireThunder and Robert Two Crow. In this episode, Robert shares a brief history of the Black Hills Powwow in Rapid City, SD, while Alex shares…
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Season 1 Ep 10 Wóšpipi na Ómakȟa Tȟéča
In this final episode of Season 1, we discuss the memories around Christmas and the various customs that have been introduced to our Lakota people via churches. We also discuss how resilient and innovative our people were to carry traditional Lakota concepts into these practices. For example, the...
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Season 1 Ep 9 Wakhúwapi (Hunting)
As we gear up for the coming winter, many of our families are preparing by gathering foods, preserving, hunting, and stocking up on supplies. In this episode we visit with various speakers about their experiences hunting. From the proud feelings of getting your first kill, to funny mistakes made,...
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Season 1 Ep 8 Itóǧiŋ Kitȟúŋpi (Halloween)
It’s mid-october, the temperatures are dropping, the leaves are not only changing but also falling, and many of our children throughout Lakota country are getting excited for Halloween. While this holiday is not a traditional holiday in Lakota culture, we do have some spooky stories that have…
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Season 1 Ep 7 Owáyawa (School)
After a busy summer of many types of doings throughout Lakota country, we’re excited to be back with a new episode for the month of September. In this episode, in light of our students returning back to school, we discuss the topic of education. The speakers in this episode related their school...
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Season 1 Ep 6 LSI ektá Wóiȟake Oyákapi (Jokes Told at LSI)
This past June of 2023, we held the Lakota Summer Institute (LSI) in our beautiful Ȟesápa in Rapid City, SD. We partnered with Rural America Initiatives to hold two weeks of intensive Lakota language learning and teacher training. Bringing people together who are passionate about learning,...
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Season 1 Ep 5 Wičháȟpi-Owíŋža (Starquilts)
As Lakota people, we are all familiar with the sight of beautiful star quilts wrapped around those being honored or draped over a couch or used as curtains in front of windows. In this episode, we visit with various Lakota speakers about their understanding of the history and significance of the...
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Season 1 Ep 4 Ziŋtkála (Birds)
We can finally say that spring has arrived and it's actually starting to look like it. In this episode we discuss birds, namely the meadowlark who returns in the springtime. We discuss various experiences seeing and hearing these birds speak Lakota, as well as some stories that talk about them as...
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Season 1 Ep 3 Waníyetu (Winter)
This episode was recorded in hopes that it would be the last time we discuss winter weather until far after the coming summer has passed. We spoke with elders who recalled that winter was the time for storytelling, and how these stories have lessons and teachings attached to them. We also heard...
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Season 1 Ep. 2 Wókhiyapi (Courting)
Episode two was recorded in light of Valentine’s Day, modernly celebrated by Lakota people and observed as “Čhaŋté Skúya Aŋpétu” or “Sweet Heart Day”. We discuss the history of traditional Lakota courtship, marriage, values as well as discussing love songs such as the wiówešte olówaŋ. This…
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Season 1 Ep. 1 Wičháčhaže (Names)
Kicking off the series Wičháho Blihélya, a podcast in the Lakota language, episode one explores the histories around some of the last names heard in Lakota communities today. We hear stories about mistranslations and stories of how those names came to be. We also get to hear a few naming songs…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
*Wičháho Blihélya* means, “ with energetic voices ” in Lakota.This podcast is intended to serve four major purposes: *language preservation* via documentation of the Lakota language as it is spoken by Native speakers and elders; *language revitalization* via providing interesting and engaging content for language learners to listen to in low-anxiety environments and for teachers to use in classrooms; *language maintenance* by providing Lakota speakers with a talk show to listen to in their first language; and finally *language reclamation* as we put forth efforts to claim and reclaim spaces for Lakota language to be spoken, heard, written and read. This podcast was made possible by HÓYEYA - a platform for Lakota language and culture.
HOSTED BY
Alex FireThunder and Robert Two Crow
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*Wičháho Blihélya* means, “ with energetic voices ” in Lakota.This podcast is intended to serve four major purposes: *language preservation* via documentation of the Lakota language as it is spoken by Native speakers and elders; *language revitalization* via providing interesting and engaging...
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Wičháho Blihélya is created and hosted by Alex FireThunder and Robert Two Crow.
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