Unveiling set for project that revives Native songs
Century-old recordings made at Standing Rock are cultural teaching tools
A new means of teaching about Native culture using songs will be presented during events of powwow week in early September. United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) will host demonstrations of digital technology employed in the Densmore/Lakota Songs Repatriation Project.
Lakota singers breathe new life into old Native songs
Project underway revisits century-old recordings made at Standing Rock
One-hundred-ten-years-ago on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Red Weasel, a respected Lakota elder, conferred with his peers. They solemnly discussed whether to allow the recording of ancient, sacred Lakota songs. After much deliberation, they agreed. Red Weasel then said a prayer at the beginning of the recording saying, “May our voices be heard at the future goal you have prepared for us.”