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Cultural Revival
Standing Rock nonprofit connects people with Native traditions
Wozu preserves Indigenous knowledge, teaches group to raise tipi
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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.