Hóčhoka Podcast
The Lakota word Hóčhoka means the center of the camp circle. The name speaks to the actual location of the recording studio, the centrality of the mission of St. Joseph’s Indian School to all that we do, the role of the podcast to be at the center of the Native American educational conversation and gather others around that conversation.
Episodes

5 days ago
5 days ago
Few things are more arresting that the smell of burning sweetgrass, according to Dr. Damian Costello. He says re-connecting with this relative, which some people call the hair of Mother Earth, can help re-indigenize our faith and heal wounds that affect our planet. Learn the promise and the lesson of this humble plant.

Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Someone you know has gone missing. What should you do? Allison Morrisette, South Dakota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator, and Mary Beth Holzwarth, Human Trafficking Coordinator, discuss their new roles and educate us about human trafficking and missing and murdered indigenous persons.

Monday Nov 13, 2023
Season 4, Episode 11 - MMIW, Part II - If These Skirts Could Speak
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
What would the many missing and murdered indigenous persons tell us if their voices could be heard? Lily Mendoza explains what indigenous families need to know to create a preventive environment against this scourge that has robbed her culture of so many of her sisters.

Monday Nov 06, 2023
Season 4, Episode 10 - MMIW, Part I - The Red Ribbon Skirt Society
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
What is a red ribbon skirt, and what is its special meaning? Today's guest is Lily Mendoza, cherished Lakota uŋčí and founder of the Red Ribbon Skirt Society, a grassroots collective dedicated to confronting the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous persons. Learn about the issue and the society’s work to confront and heal.

Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Bridging our conversation between Native American Literature and the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, join our conversation with Joseph Marshall III. Learn about his new novel, “Sing for the Red Dress,” and how he hopes it will impact the MMIP landscape.

Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
You may think of storytelling as an art, but current scientific research tells us what great storytellers have known for ages: storytelling is a superpower. Join us as award winning author Joseph Marshall III coaches us on the wisdom of good Lakota storytelling technique.

Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
“I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Or Oklahoma. Or New Hampshire. Hear what two interns from the University of Notre Dame have to say about hitting the open roads of South Dakota as volunteers on St. Joseph’s Indian School’s bookmobile.

Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
According to a proverb, "Those who tell the stories rule the world." Storytelling transmits culture, teaches, and heals. For Native Americans, its power survived generations despite attempts at repression. Lily Mendoza, bookseller, explains through the lens of three Lakota poets. Be sure enter the drawing for a copy of Joy Harjo’s beautifully illustrated “Remember.”

St. Joseph’s Indian School's video podcast series showcases the people and ideas that make our school the special place it is.
Watch, listen and learn more about what the school has to offer. Listen to the wisdom of thought-leaders on Native American education today. Laugh, hope, warm your heart and sharpen your mind at the center of the school’s camp circle.