Standing Rock nonprofit connects people with Native traditions
Wozu preserves Indigenous knowledge, teaches group to raise tipi
Staff from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Child Support Enforcement Agency learned to raise a traditional tipi on July 24. Eight agency employees, including Diana Milk of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, participated in the lesson at Wozu, a nonprofit on the Standing Rock Reservation focused on regenerating Native land and culture. Under the guidance of Wozu cultural manager Ron Lebeau, participants learned the 30-minute process of constructing the traditional Lakota, Dakota and Nakota dwelling.
Gabrielle Nelson
Former Environment Reporter
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