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

Monday Mar 14, 2022
Season 1 Episode 7 Trailer ”Sitting Bull’s Vision and Cultural Identity”
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Legendary Lakota Leader Sitting Bull had a vision before the battle of Greasy Grass that included this message, “Do not take anything that belongs to them.” Join award-winning author and storyteller Joseph Marshall III as he discusses the debate on the meaning of the vision and how it pertains to cultural identity today. 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.”

Monday Mar 14, 2022
Season 1 Episode 7 ”Sitting Bull’s Vision and Cultural Identity”
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Legendary Lakota Leader Sitting Bull had a vision before the battle of Greasy Grass that included this message, “Do not take anything that belongs to them.” Join award-winning author and storyteller Joseph Marshall III as he discusses the debate on the meaning of the vision and how it pertains to cultural identity today. 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.”

Monday Mar 07, 2022
Season 1 Episode 6 Trailer ”Language, Memory and Cultural Identity”
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
“Know where you came from,” advises award-winning author and storyteller Joseph Marshall III as he reflects on the wisdom of his grandfather who would remind him to look back down the path they had travelled. Cultural identity depends on this kind of memory and language revitalization. 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.”

Monday Mar 07, 2022
Season 1 Episode 6 ”Language, Memory and Cultural Identity”
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
“Know where you came from,” advises award-winning author and storyteller Joseph Marshall III as he reflects on the wisdom of his grandfather who would remind him to look back down the path they had travelled. Cultural identity depends on this kind of memory and language revitalization. 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.”

Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Where do you find hope for Lakota cultural identity? Award-winning author and storytellerJoseph Marshall III has hope for the mechanism of storytelling to revive community and identity for his people. Listen here for the wisdom he shares on Hóčhoka. 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.”

Monday Feb 28, 2022
Season 1 Episode 5 ”Storytelling, Sense of Community and Cultural Identity”
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Where do you find hope for Lakota cultural identity? Award-winning author and storytellerJoseph Marshall III has hope for the mechanism of storytelling to revive community and identity for his people. Listen here for the wisdom he shares on Hóčhoka. 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.”

Monday Feb 21, 2022
Season 1 Episode 4 ”Kid Whispering – What does Success Look Like?”
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Success is a concept. What does it look like? Feel like? What about failure? In Part III of our series on Kid Whispering, Transition Specialist Krista Lepkowski knows it well and tames the concept in her vital work with students at St. Joseph’s Indian School as she supports students in their transition into life beyond their high school years.

Monday Feb 21, 2022
Season 1 Episode 4 Trailer ” Kid Whispering - What Does Success Look Like?”
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Success is a concept. What does it look like? Feel like? What about failure? In Part III of our series on Kid Whispering, Transition Specialist Krista Lepkowski knows it well and tames the concept in her vital work with students at St. Joseph’s Indian School as she supports students in their transition into life beyond their high school years.

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.