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.
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Episodes
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Running a home with 12 students means at least a dozen opportunities daily for laughter, growth, and patience. Listen as the best of St. Joseph’s Indian School share the joy and wisdom they have garnered along the way.
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Who is a houseparent? What do they do? Why choose this career? Listen as seasoned Houseparent Odis Cosgrove explains his role in the life of Native American students at St. Joseph’s Indian School.
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
In this first in a three-part series on residential life at St. Joseph’s Indian School, we speak to Fr. Tom Cassidy, SCJ, who led the school from 1977 to 1986, about the shift from dormitories to family living units. Hear about the sensitive thought that went into this change.
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Why tune in to a podcast from St. Joseph’s Indian School? 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.
The Lakota word Hóčhoka (emphasis on the first syllable) means the center of the camp circle. The name speaks to the actual location of the recording studio at the heart of campus, 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.
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Did Black Elk choose Christianity as a sell-out or a survivor? What does 1 Corinthians 13
have to do with it? Join us on Hóčhoka as Dr. Damian Costello answers these questions
and helps us tease out the complementary aspects of Lakota and Christian
spiritual traditions to arrive at something even bigger.
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
What happened when Black Elk took the same spirit of openness that led to his discovery of Christianity in Europe and brought it to his encounter with Native Christianity in the Ghost Dance movement at home? Learn what happened as he wrestled with his visionand these discoveries. Hear about opportunities missed in the Lakota-Christian encounter.
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Learn about the Native discovery of Christianity that pre-dates forced assimilation and the scripture passage where in Black Elk found new power in the new world that was thrust upon him. What does all of this have to do with the trauma that still needs healing today? Join Hóčhoka and listen to leading Black Elk expert Dr. Damian Costello.
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
What was this fascination with the numbers four and seven? Why did she love storms
and the red earth of South Dakota’s Black Hills? Listen as St. Joseph’s Indian School’s
LaRayne Woster tells the story of her personal journey to a strong Lakota Cultural Identity
and how she encourages her students to follow the same path.
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.