A new partnership between the Indian University of North America at Crazy Horse and Black Hills State University provides more support for Native students.
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Crazy Horse Memorial announces the Indian University of North Americaâs new leadership team
Foundation prepares for summer program partnership with South Dakota universities
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Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation announced Feb. 22 the Indian University of North America has a new leadership team for 2021: Director Joshua Rudnik, Associate Director Whitney A. Rencountre and Manager of Residence Life Nathaniel “Nate” Watahomigie.
According to Crazy Horse Memorial President and Chief Operating Officer Laurie Becvar, the new team is already working hard on preparations for this year’s summer programs in partnership with the University of South Dakota and the fall-semester Wizipan Leadership and Sustainability Program in partnership with South Dakota State University.
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A new program launched by South Dakota State University in partnership with the Indian University of North America focuses on ecosystem sustainability from a Lakota perspective.
For the 10 percent of South Dakotans who are tribal members, the Black Hills are much more than an outdoor recreation hotspot. The Black Hills are where their origin story begins.
“Wizipan…That’s the Lakota name and it translates into “the heart of everything that is.” And that’s why the course is where it is at. Because to the Lakota people, to the Northern Cheyenne, the Black Hills is where the center of the earth, the center of the universe, hence the origin story coming out of Wind Cave,” says Barry Dunn.