Horse Creek Community Ribbon Skirt Workshop
On Friday, March 15th, SGU Tiwahe Glu Kini Pi and the Mayda Bartlett Memorial Horse Program partnered with the Horse Creek Youth program for a Ribbonskirt Workshop day. We set up our machines and materials at the Horse Creek Community building and waited for the community to show. We had women and girls of all ages come to learn how to sew a ribbonskirt. Women and young girls from surrounding communities showed up to support and learn as well. We started our day with a light breakfast and a morning prayer from Wilma Janis. Teachings were shared with the girls and women of the ribbonskirt before we started with the workshop. Over the course of the day, the girls and women picked out their choice of fabric and ribbons. We assisted them in cutting out their fabric to fit their sizes and showed them how to pin down their ribbons. The girls and women had the opportunity to sew their own ribbon skirts with the help of Billie Artichoker, Alicia Medicine Eagle, and Casandra Artichoker. A few young girls learned how to sew quickly and finished their skirts by themselves before the day was over. Overall, it was a great day filled with stories and laughter. Community members shared knowledge with the younger girls and with each other.
He Dog School Elementary/Horse Creek Community Horse Programs
An equine based program through the Sinte Gleska University Tiwahe Glu Kini Pi(TGKP) promotes confidence building and positive mental health awareness within our communities and schools for our youth. Working towards a broader view of our Lakota culture as well as the connection with horses and the effect they have on a person’s mental, physical, and spiritual well-being undoubtedly leaves an impression on any and everybody involved. Consisting of basic horsemanship for first time riders as well as the more experienced, the program brings 8 horses, give or take, to the He Dog Elementary School bi-weekly for riding days when the weather permits, as well as in-class settings on the days when it does not. Asa Amiotte is the Program Coordinator at the HeDog School.
The Mayda Bartlett Memorial Horse Program for our youth in Horse Creek, SD, also provides the same services as the He Dog Elementary Horse Program during the summer months giving the youth an opportunity to practice basic horsemanship & confidence building exercises. Tavish Bartlett is the Mayda Bartlett Memorial Horse Program Coordinator for the program at Horse Creek. Both programs as well as our TGKP program will be hosting riding days and youth camps throughout this coming summer for any youth who wish to participate. For more information, go to Tiwahe.org for dates and summer camp applications or contact Kateri (605-856-8163) at the TGKP Office on the SGU campus. The outside of a horse is good for the inside of a person! See Pictures below at He Dog School.
The Mayda Bartlett Memorial Horse Program for our youth in Horse Creek, SD, also provides the same services as the He Dog Elementary Horse Program during the summer months giving the youth an opportunity to practice basic horsemanship & confidence building exercises. Tavish Bartlett is the Mayda Bartlett Memorial Horse Program Coordinator for the program at Horse Creek. Both programs as well as our TGKP program will be hosting riding days and youth camps throughout this coming summer for any youth who wish to participate. For more information, go to Tiwahe.org for dates and summer camp applications or contact Kateri (605-856-8163) at the TGKP Office on the SGU campus. The outside of a horse is good for the inside of a person! See Pictures below at He Dog School.
2024 Sunkawakan/Horse Summer Camp Schedule
(Applications Below)
It's almost summer and you know what that means! Here's our 2024 TGKP Sunkawakan/Horse Summer Camp Schedule. All camps will be day camps (no overnights this year) and will all run from 9am-4pm each day. Please see flyer for dates and locations.
Applications below! You can print an application off or if you are unable to print you can pick one up from our office. They are also be available on our Facebook Page. All applications must be turned in at the SGU TGKP office located on the SGU Antelope Lake Campus located directly behind the tipi.
For more information, please contact Kateri Douville at (605)856-8163, Marlies White Hat at (605)828-0396 or Dave Valandra at (605)682-1823.
Applications below! You can print an application off or if you are unable to print you can pick one up from our office. They are also be available on our Facebook Page. All applications must be turned in at the SGU TGKP office located on the SGU Antelope Lake Campus located directly behind the tipi.
For more information, please contact Kateri Douville at (605)856-8163, Marlies White Hat at (605)828-0396 or Dave Valandra at (605)682-1823.
Applications:
Please turn in all applications to the SGU TGKP Office located on the SGU Antelope Lake Campus in Mission, SD
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Current Events:
Han mitakuyepi! Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 20th, 2024, for our annual gathering at Pe Sla.
Pe Sla is an annual renewal ceremony for all of creation. Its purpose is to wipe the tears of loss and prepare creation for new life. Pe Sla is a bald spot in He Sapa (the Black Hills) and is considered ‘the heart of everything that is.'
We will gather at Hill City, SD at 11am MT at the Exxon Gas Station and caravan to the site. Everyone is welcome to attend, please see flyer and remember to be mindful as this is a ceremony.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Carrie Bartlett at (605)856-8296.
Pe Sla is an annual renewal ceremony for all of creation. Its purpose is to wipe the tears of loss and prepare creation for new life. Pe Sla is a bald spot in He Sapa (the Black Hills) and is considered ‘the heart of everything that is.'
We will gather at Hill City, SD at 11am MT at the Exxon Gas Station and caravan to the site. Everyone is welcome to attend, please see flyer and remember to be mindful as this is a ceremony.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Carrie Bartlett at (605)856-8296.
We'll be having a Mock Equine Therapy Session on April 26th, 2024 at the SGU TGKP Ranch 2 miles NW of Mission, SD. This event will be from 10am to 3pm with a noon meal provided. Come learn about our program and see firsthand what we do!
Pictures from our 2024 čanšáša harvest! Fred little Bald Eagle prayed and gave an offering and shared teachings, stories and protocols about how and why we harvest čanšáša. The community enjoyed the hands on learning, the pictures below shows everyone gathered at the TGKP office learning how to shave their harvested čanšáša.
Čanšáša is traditional tobacco used by the Lakota and Dakota people. Čanšáša has been used by tribes of Oceti Sakowin for centuries as a medicine with cultural and spiritual importance. It comes from Unci Maka and connects us to those around us.
Čanšáša is traditional tobacco used by the Lakota and Dakota people. Čanšáša has been used by tribes of Oceti Sakowin for centuries as a medicine with cultural and spiritual importance. It comes from Unci Maka and connects us to those around us.
The mission of Tiwahe Glu Kini Pi (TGKP) is to work with all of creation to improve the lives of children and families with Serious Emotional
Behavioral Disturbances (SEBD) through implementation of a Lakota based Mental Health Wraparound Model and use this model in the teaching and preparation of Lakota Counselors at Sinte Gleska University (SGU.) Wopila (Thank You) for visiting our site. |
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