The hochokaaudio’s Podcast

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 16 - Native American Lit. Part III - Nourishing Young Illustrators

What happens when Lakota author and artist Donald Montileaux collaborates with our librarian, Claire Nehring, and her students to create an illustrating project? Let’s listen in.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 15 - Native American Lit. Part II - Words Painting Pictures

What happens when a beloved Lakota artist joins ranks with the traditional tribal storytellers who used their wisdom and gifted voices to paint pictures of wonderful, magical animals and colorful birds on the walls of young people’s minds? To borrow some words from Donald Montileaux himself, this one is for all those children whose eyes dance in the firelight as he creates words and images that jump boldly from the pages of his books and into young imaginations.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 14 - Residential Education Part IV - Recipe for Successful Adult Lives

What do an impromptu visit to a friend’s house, a pick-up basketball game, going on an out-of-state trip or cultural activities have to do with a healthy residential environment for kids? We’re about to find out from the Council on Residential Education Executive Director Don Forrester.
 

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 13 - Lessons from the Bow and Arrow Part III - Strength and Resiliency

Strength and resiliency – these are perhaps two sides of the same coin. The apostle Paul would say, in my weakness I am strong. Let’s hear what Joseph Marshall III says about the traditional Lakota bow and arrow and the power that comes from overcoming adversity.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 12 - Lessons from the Bow and Arrow Part II - Simplicity and Purpose

Some tout the elegance of simplicity. And, nowadays it seems everyone is talking about “Ikigai,” the Japanese word-become-buzzword for purpose. It is said to be the secret to a long and happy life. But it has been more than a decade since Joseph Marshall III drew on centuries-old Lakota wisdom to write about simplicity and purpose as characteristics of a life well lived. 

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode II - Lessons from the Bow and Arrow Part I - Transformation

A simple ash-wood bow. A willow arrow. What can these two things teach us about life? Listen as Joseph Marshall III unpacks the power and beauty of lessons from the bow and arrow in a three-part series, here on Hóčhoka.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 10 - Fresh Perspectives Part IV - Sundance and the Pascal Mysteries

The Sundance and the Paschal Mysteries – the great, annual religious ceremonies of the Lakota and Christian traditions. Let’s talk about their surprising similarities and very important differences as Dr. Damian Costello provides another fresh perspective.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 9 - The Spirit that Inspires Us Part II - What Do You Want to Be?

What do you want to be when you grow up? Today we ask this question to a mostly grown-up audience. Why? Because, no matter what you do, Sr. Cathy Bertrand wants you to know you matter, it matters and even the smallest act or word of kindness you offer in this world makes a difference. Think about it.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 8 - Fresh Perspectives Part III - St. Patrick, Celtic and Indigenous

What happens when a jaded adolescent living in Roman luxury and urban pretension finds himself transplanted to a tribal society with deep connections to the land? What lesson does his story contain for us? Listen as Dr. Damian Costello explains and enjoy the Deer’s Cry sung by our school's own Oglala Lakota artist Sharla Krogman.

Hóčhoka Season 5, Episode 7 - Fresh Perspectives Part II - Would the Real St. Patrick Please Stand Up

When average Americans think about St. Patrick, they likely conjure up images of parades, shamrocks and green beer. “There is much more to this legendary guy,” says Dr. Damian Costello. As Patrick’s feast day is near, we share a two-part series on this fabled saint and the important lessons his life holds about human nature and ultimate meaning.