Hóčhoka Podcast

Hochoka Season 8, Episode 7 - Lakota Language Preservation Part II - The St. Joe's Approach

Filmmaker George Lucas of Star Wars fame addressed teachers with these words, “You have the most important job of anyone today. Our kids need you to advocate for their futures.” During our last episode, we learned how vital the Lakota language is for the future of our students. Today, we learn how two women at St. Joseph’s are advocating for them.

Hochoka Season 8, Episode 6 - Lakota Language Preservation Part I - The Reality

Lakota elder and teacher Dottie LeBeau once noted, “Losing the language means losing the culture. We need to know who we are because it makes a difference in who we are and who our children are.” If language is the carrier of culture, what does this mean for the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota people, whose Native speakers now number in mere hundreds? Let’s talk about it.

Hochoka Season 8, Episode 5 - The American Indian Catholic School's Network

Mother Teresa is often quoted, "I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things." That is the great benefit of collaboration, which shapes much of the work we do at St. Joseph’s. Let’s learn more about the school’s relationship with the University of Notre Dame.

Hochoka Season 8, Episode 4 - St. Joseph's Bookmobile Revisited

Why are three college-age women traveling throughout the Indian Country of the Northern Plains distributing books? Let’s find out.

Hochoka Season 8, Episode 3 - Talking Thióšpaye, Part I - Getting to Know Fr. Greg Schill, SCJ

How is it that a former U. S. Marine from Texas with a Poly-Sci major finds himself deeply involved in the spiritual and administrative life of St. Joseph’s Indian School? Let’s talk with Fr. Greg Schill, SCJ, and learn all about it.

Hochoka Season 8, Episode 2 - Getting to Know the New CEO

Leadership is a role performed uniquely by the person who holds the role. At St. Joseph’s Indian School, we are experiencing a transition in leadership that brings a new title and a new face. Let’s get to know this person!

Hochoka Season 8, Episode 1 - Mike Tyrell, Through (With) 40 Years

President Ronald Regan and Vice President George W. Bush begin their second term in office. Coke releases new-and-improved New Coke, meeting so much opposition that old Coke is back on the shelves in three months. The Unabomber is on the loose. “Back to the Future” opens in theaters across America, and Mike and Kim Tyrell arrive for their first year as houseparents at St. Joseph’s Indian School. These things happened 40 years ago. Here to tell us what it’s like 40 years later, the school’s President, Mike Tyrell.

Hochoka Season 8 Teaser

Don't miss Hóčhoka Season 8 when:
Former President, Mike Tyrell, new CEO, Jennifer Renner-Meyer, and incoming President, Fr. Greg Schill, SCJ, set the vision for the future
Chris Hoklotubbe and Dr. Damian Costello join us once again to enrich the Christian perspective with Indigenous wisdom.
Three alumni from different eras are with us “talking thiyóšpaye.”
We learn about the American Indian Catholic Schools Network from its Director, William Newkirk.
We enjoy highlights from several of the school’s best programs, including Lakota Language Preservation, Visiting Artists, and the Bookmobile.