Hóčhoka Podcast

Season 2 Teaser

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.

Season 1 Episode 14 ”Black Elk - Authentically Lakota, Authentically Christian”

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. 

Season 1 Episode 13 ”When Black Elk Encounters Christianity at Home”

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. 

Season 1 Episode 12 ”When Native Americans Discovered Christianity”

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.

Season 1 Episode 11 ”Coming Into One’s Cultural Identity”

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.
 
 
 

Season 1 Episode 10 ”Place, Purpose and Cultural Identity”

“To be a good person is the right thing to do,” says author and storyteller Joseph Marshall III in expressing the first purpose for living. He and hosts Scott Woster and Hope McCloskey explore the role of place, purpose and history in restoring Lakota cultural identity. Remember, send an e-mail to hochoka@stjo.org to be entered into a drawing for one of 12 signed copies of Joseph Marshall III’s book, “Crazy Horse Weeps.” 

Season 1 Episode 9 ”Stories as Seeds of Cultural Identity”

Cultural and familial stories hold the seeds of cultural identity. Award-winning author and storyteller Joseph Marshall III tells traditional Lakota stories and shares his familynarratives to illustrate the power and richness of stories. Remember, send an e-mail to hochoka@stjo.org to be entered into a drawing for one of 12 signed copies of Joseph Marshall III’s book, “Crazy Horse Weeps.” 

Season 1 Episode 8 ”Bows, Arrows and Authenticity in and Cultural Identity”

Hear the fascinating story of how the Lakota bow and arrow get their form and function from the natural world and hold Lakota cultural authenticity. Lakota author and storyteller Joseph Marshall III uses the bow and arrow to relate practical advice for restoring cultural identity. Remember, send an e-mail to hochoka@stjo.org to be entered into a drawing for one of 12 signed copies of Joseph Marshall III’s book, “Crazy Horse Weeps.”