The hochokaaudio’s Podcast

Season 4, Episode 3 - Getting to Know the Provincial Superior, Part II - The Intercultural Church

It has been said that "Our first task in approaching another people, another culture, another religion is to take off our shoes, for the place we are approaching is holy.” Fr. Vien Nguyen unpacks the meaning of intentional intercultural living for those who founded our school towards the end of the boarding school era and for the world's future.

Season 4, Episode 2 - Getting to Know the Provincial Superior, Part I - Fr. Vien Nguyen

From Vietnamese boat person to Provincial Superior – let’s get to know Fr. Vien Nguyen, Provincial Superior of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, founders of St. Joseph’s Indian School. Learn his favorite musical choice and why he likes the prophet Amos.

Season 4, Episode 1 - Fresh Perspectives on Catholicism From an Indigenous Lens, Part I - The Buffalo Skull

Should the Catholic Church near you have a buffalo skull? Dr. Damian Costello, a Catholic theologian specializing in Indigenous spiritual traditions, joins us to bring fresh perspectives on Catholicism through an indigenous lens. We explore the appropriateness of the presence of the buffalo skull in Catholic houses of worship.

Hóčhoka Season 4 Trailer

Don't miss Hóčhoka Season 4 when:
Dr. Damian Costello joins us again to provide fresh perspectives on Catholicism through and indigenous lens.
We get to know Fr. Vien Nguyen, Superior Provincial of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, founders of our school.
Visiting Artist Michele David Mechling shares the joy of art with our students.
We learn about Native American literature from Lily Mendoza, Joseph Marshall III and the school's own bookmobile initiative.
We talk about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women with Red Skirt Society Founder Lily Mendoza, Joseph Marshall III and employees of the State of South Dakota who work on the issue every day.
We visit with Religious Studies Teacher Kim Schneider about her summer spiritual journeys that traversed the Lakota sacred sites of South Dakota and the Camino to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

Season 3, Episode 15 - Talking Thiyóšpaye – Part II

Been here, done that! Let’s get acquainted with a former student. Today we talk with Larry Jandreau, a student here from 1960 to 1964. Larry is currently the Director of Facilities Management for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and a member of the St. Joseph's Indian School Board of Directors. Enjoy as he looks back to St. Joe's in the 60s.

Season 3, Episode 14 - Talking Thiyóšpaye – Part I

Let’s hear about what it was like from someone with soul. Today we talk with Virgil Taken Alive, former counselor in the Big Boys Dormitory, enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, retired station KLND DJ who went by Lakota Soulman and our treasured powwow emcee.

Season 3, Episode 13 – Donors Steele and Debbie Alphin

Why contribute to the mission of St. Joseph’s Indian School? During the school’s 46th Annual Powwow, host Scott Woster sat down with Steele and Alphin to learn how this couple came to be donors and what motivates their generosity.

Season 3, Episode 12 - Fresh Perspectives - Bishop Marty and Sitting Bull

What would Sitting Bull and Bishop Marty talk about? Why does it matter? In our first two seasons of Hóčhoka, we completed several podcasts to bring fresh perspectives to the relationship between Catholicism and Lakota spirituality. We continue that theme with today’s conversation.
Today we talk with Dr. Paul Monson, associate professor of church history and academic dean at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology near Milwaukee, Wisc. Dr. Monson discusses the relationship between these two iconic figures and wonders about the influence Sitting Bull had on Bishop Marty.

Season 3, Episode 11 – Counseling Services, Part III – Equine Therapy

Equine Therapy at St. Joseph’s Indian School – learn why it is more than horse sense. Today we talk with Patty Bourne, equine specialist, and Robyn Knecht, director of Counseling Services. Patty gives us insight into the dynamic at the heart of equine therapy. She and Robyn tell us how this therapy is utilized in Counseling Services provided by St. Joe’s to our students.

Season 3, Episode 10 - Counseling Services, Part II – Brainspotting

Where you look affects how you feel. Really? Today we talk with Dr. Karen Wiemers, psychologist, and Robyn Knecht, director of Counseling Services. Dr. Wiemers helps us understand “Brainspotting” – that where you look does affect how you feel. She and Robyn tell us how this therapy is utilized in Counseling Services provided by St. Joe’s to our students.