This mission newspaper ran from 1878 to 1908, printed originally in Forest City, SD, and later Mission, SD, with letters and articles submitted by speakers across Očhéthi Šakówiŋ territory.
Short Dakota/Lakota language interviews recorded in the 2010s as part of the Essential Understandings Projects (the WoLakota Project in South Dakota and Teachings Of Our Elders in North Dakota).
A huge collection of stories, speeches, and conversations in a variety of styles, meticulously documented by the Dakota linguist Ella C. Deloria from mostly monolingual speakers throughout the 1930s.
George Bushotter (born in 1860 on the Moreau River) penned over 2,000 manuscript pages including old stories, commentaries on social life and customs, and a narrative on his life before being attending Hampton.
Joseph White Bull's ledger, containing illustrations and summaries of buffalo and bear hunts, horse raiding exploits, and battles (including Little Bighorn where he claims to have killed Custer).
The first-ever Native American language cartoon series, featuring 20 episodes of the Berenstain Bears dubbed by Lakota speakers from various communities.
Books and pamphlets, including Dakota translations of the treaties, printed by the students and staff at Santee Normal. This mission school was unique because it operated in Dakota, despite the federal ban on Native language instruction.
Video interviews produced through a variety of projects and archived exclusively at Sitting Bull College. These include a 2016 project led by Gabe Black Moon; a 1994 effort by Earl Bullhead; and others.
Between 1911 and 1914, Elders recorded songs for us from every aspect of their life: ceremony, social dances, war, love, dreams… These were collected on wax cylinder by Frances Densmore.
