Wičháho Blihélya

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.