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Lakota Presenters Headline October Winter Camp Programming


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RAPID CITY – Racing Magpie has announced Jhon Goes In Center (Oglala Lakota), James J. Sanovia (Sicangu Lakota), and laree (Oglala Lakota) as their presenters for the October sessions of Winter Camp, presented in a virtual setting. Goes In Center and Sanovia will be presenting a talk entitled “Unci Maka nahan Wichapi Oyate nahan Wamakanska Oyate Wolakota glusutapi” (Strengthening the relationship of Grandmother Earth, the Star Nation and the Wamakanskan – the creatures that move across the land – Nation) at noon on Saturday, October 17, and laree will be leading two writing workshops called “memory is a future”, one for a general audience at noon on Saturday, October 24, and one specifically for youth ages 13-19 at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, October 20. These engaging events are designed to center Lakota voices and cultural knowledge, build understanding, and deepen knowledge and trust about art, culture, and community. Participation is free, and registration can be found at Racing Magpie’s Facebook page and website – www.racingmagpie.com.

Jhon Goes In Center – With 17 years of contributions in a world-class corporate environment at IBM and a strong conviction to serve and empower Native American communities through consulting and application services from his own Geographic Information

Systems consulting company, Jhon Goes In Center has served and gained a total of 32 years of experience and has emerged to employ various unique professional experiences, contributions, personal qualities and insights. Under pinning the past twenty years has been a conviction to assist and instrument systemic change for Native American communities and tribal governments through the application of the Geospatial Information Technologies. Through such endeavors, these opportunities promoted a relationship with federal, state, local, and tribal agencies as well as with cultural, educational, and science institutions. In conclusion to an eclectic high- tech career, Goes In Center still consults and responds to opportunities to serve Native communities. A dynamic experienced teacher and speaker, Goes In Center utilizes the ideals of his ancestry to encourage the next generation of leaders. Several of Goes In Center’s perceptions have been formally peer reviewed and published.

James J. Sanovia – James Sanovia is a Rosebud Sioux Tribal enrolled member (Sicá.gu Lakóta). Mr. Sanovia was born during the American Indian Movement where his mother comes from the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and his father from the Oglála Sioux Tribe, both in South Dakota. Mr. Sanovia gets his continuous support from his wife Lilly and their children. Mr. Sanovia has an AA in Pre-engineering from Oglala Lakota College, and a BS and MS in Geological Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology emphasizing all degrees towards cultural geospatial (geography) applications. James is nearing 20 years of cultural science place-based mapping experience and 10 years as an Oglála Lakóta College instructor teaching geospatial and engineering related topics. Through the guidance of cultural advisors, James has been addressing environmental, cultural, and sovereignty issues through Indigenous centered land mapping. James strives to center Indigenous lands through cultural mapping (counter-mapping) in support of decolonization initiatives. laree – laree is a parent and language arts educator in their home place of pine ridge. they seek a teaching and learning practice that is anti-colonial and anti-capitalist; and view writing as a method of materializing the world we imagine and need.

The Winter Camp program reimagines the Lakota model of problem solving and community building in today’s world by examining the deeper reasons why Lakota people do things the way they do and why they interact with the universe around them. In partnership with various individuals and groups, we hold monthly community gatherings that will include combinations of workshops, presentations, readings, exhibits, and other cross-sector and holistic learning opportunities at Racing Magpie or in a virtual setting.

These events will function under Lakota cultural goals of sharing, cultural vitality, and community building, with at least one monthly activity geared towards youth participants and one towards a general audience. Events will be free to the public with limited space available and will target Lakota community members as both presenters and attendees. For the foreseeable future, the events will be shown virtually through Zoom and/or Facebook Live for maximum safety and accessibility. Support for the Winter Camp program is generously provided through a grant from the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Bush Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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