This collections house the official newsletter of the Wokini Initiative.
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The New Beginnings Newsletter, April 2022
Wokini Initiative
Wokini Knowledge Circle Debuting at Briggs Library
Upcoming Events
Women of the White Buffalo: Filmmaker and Panelists from Pine Ridge and Rosebud Coming to AISC
Dakota Word of the Month
Lakota Word of the Month
Book of the Month: When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, March 2022
Wokini Initiative
SDSU-Hosted AISES Conference a Success
Beverley Warne, NANEC Mentor, Honored by SD State Legislature
Upcoming Events
Book of the Month: Winter Counts
Dakota Word of the Month
Lakota Word of the Month
Tanyàn Yahí: Welcome, Valeria Wicker!
Wohanpi na Wounspe: NANEC Hosting Tim Bad Heart Bull for Lunch and Learn -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, February 2022
Wokini Initiative
Taŋyáŋ Yahí: Welcome, Sarah Bad Warrior- Vrooman!
Upcoming Events
Book of the Month: An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States
Dakota Word of the Month
Lakota Word of the Month
Big Eagle Awarded F.O. Butler Award for Excellence in Service
Wokini Challenge Grant Spotlight -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, January 2022
Wokini Initiative
His Horse Is Thunder Ready to Advise at AISC
Wokini Challenge Grant Spotlight
Book of the Month
Dakota Word of the Month
Lakota Word of the Month
Online Lecture Series: The Impact of Data Sovereignty on American Indian Self- Determination: Bridging Federal Indian Law, Data Sovereignty and the Challenges of Developing Community
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The New Beginnings Newsletter, November/December 2021
Wokini Initiative
SDSU Alumna Joins AISC as Director
Wokini Challenge Grant Spotlight
Save the Date! Wokini Challenge Grant Lecture Series February 6-8, 2022
Wizipan Student Excels With National Park Service
Book of the Month
Dakota Word of the Month
Lakota Word of the Month
Upcoming Events @ AISC
AISC Program Coordinator Named to 30 Under 30 -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, October 2021
Wokini Initiative
Students Receive Award at AISES National Conference
Wokini Challenge Grant Spotlight
Book of the Month
Dakota Word of the Month
Lakota Word of the Month
Upcoming Events @ AISC -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, September 2021
Wokini Initiative
American Indian Student Center Anniversary Celebration
Grand Opening Schedule
Book of the Month
Dakota Word of the Month
Lakota Word of the Month
Upcoming Events @ AISC -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, August 2021
Wokini Initiative
Wokini Scholar Ready for Senior Year at SDSU
Dakota Word of the Month
Lakota Word of the Month
Book of the Month
Wokini Challenge Grant Spotlight : The Bridge between Indigenous Storytelling & Scientific Communication
Upcoming Events @ AISC -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, July 2021
Wokini Initiative
New Coordinator of American Indian Recruitment Ready to Help Students
Lakota Word of the Month
Book of the Month
Wokini Challenge Grant Spotlight : American Indian Leadership in Higher Education and Language Revitalization -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, June 2021
Wokini Initiative
Seven Wokini Challenge Grants Awarded for FY 2022
Open Positions: Director of Wokini and Tribal Relations, Program Coordinator
Book of the Month -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, May 2021
Wokini Initiative
Senior Sierra Smith - Spring Graduation 2021
Lakota Word of the Month
Book of the Month: The Night Watchman
Upcoming Events @ AISC
Open Positions -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, April 2021
Wokini Initiative
Wokini Challenge Grant Recipient: Wizipan Leadership and Sustainability Program
Lakota Word of the Month
American Indian Student Center Grand Opening Celebration
Book of the Month: Aazheyaadizi: Worldview, Language, and the Logicsof Decolonization
Open Positions -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, January 2021
Shana Harming
Content includes:
The U.S. Dakota War and the Dakota 38
South Dakota's Indian Reservations
American Indian Student Center Program Coordinator
College Access Liaison
Book of the Month : Through Dakota Eyes
Lakota Word of the Month -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, November 2020
Shana Harming
Content includes:
Native American Heritage Month Code Talkers
South Dakota's Indian Reservations
Assessment and Grant Specialist Position Available
American Indian Student Center Program Coordinator
Featured Events
American Indian Student Center Events
Book of the Month: Code Talker
Lakota Words of the Month -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, October 2020
Shana Harming
Content includes:
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
South Dakota's Indian Reservations
Assessment and Grant Specialist Position Available
Featured Events
Book of the Month: Highway of Tears
Lakota Words of the Month -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, July 2020
Shana Harming
Content includes:
Oral Tradition is Much More Than Just History
Tribal Spotlight: The Yankton Sioux Tribe
Lakota Language Instructor Position Available
The Wizipan Leadership and Sustainability Program
Book of the Month: Standing in the Light, A Lakota Way of Seeing
Lakota Word of the Month -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, September 2020
Shana Harming
Content Includes:
Mascots and Cultural Appropriation
South Dakota's Indian Reservations
Lakota Language Instructor Position Available
Assessment and Grant Specialist Position Available
Featured Events -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, June 2020
Shana Harming
Content includes:
The Lasting Impact of Indian Boarding Schools
Pride Month Spotlight: Two-Spirits
Tribal Spotlight: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Lakota Language Instructor Position Available
The Wizipan Leadership and Sustainability Program
Wokini Spotlight: The President's Wokini Advisory Council
Book of the Month To Show Heart: Native American Self-Determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1960-1975 by George Castile
Lakota Word of the Month -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, May 2020
Shana Harming
Contents include:
Coronavirus in Indian Country
Tribal Spotlight: Sisseton Wahpeton
Lakota Language Instructor Position Available
The Wizipan Leadership and Sustainability Program
Wokini Spotlight: Amber Morseau
Book of the Month: Real Indians, Identity and the Survival of Native America
Lakota Word of the Month -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, April 2020
Shana Harming
Content includes:
Environmental Racism on Native Lands
Tribal Spotlight: Rosebud
The Wizipan Leadership and Sustainability Program
Wokini Spotlight: Morgan Catlett-Ausborn
Book of the Month: The River Is In Us
Lakota Word of the Month -
he New Beginnings Newsletter, January 2020
Shana Harming
Content includes:
The Violent History of Blood Quantum
Tribal Spotlight : Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe
Wokini Spotlight: Megan White Face
Book of the Month: There There by Tommy Orange
The Annual SDSU Wacipi
Dr. Darryl Tonemah- Trauma and Healing in the Native Community
Lakota Word of the Month -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, November 2019
Shana Harming
Contents include:
Celebrating American Indian Veterans
Veteran's Day Spotlight
The True History of Thanksgiving
Lakota Word of the Month
Book of the Month, and Other Happenings -
The New Beginnings Newsletter, October 2019
Shana Harming
The Wokini Initiative is excited to announce our first edition of the New Beginnings Newsletter. The Wokini Initiative is SDSU’s collaborative and holistic framework to support American Indian student success and Indigenous Nation-building.