Sessions
Centering Indigenous wisdom and legal solutions to protect the future of life on Earth
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Tue
Randy Lays Bad a fluent Lakota Language speaker is a member of the Oglala Sioux Nation, South Dakota. Randy a former Tribal Council Representative worked his way through the educational field to become a classroom teacher in Lakota Language, Culture and History. Using his gift/skills to reach out and help bridge the gap between the younger and older generation through Cultural activities such as the Annual Sacred Hoop 500 Mile Run in which his late father; Ramsey Lays Bad was a co-founder. An oral story based upon a race around the He Sapa (Black Hills) by wamakanskan (living beings; animals). To begin the healing process the tiwahe (families) and tiospaye (extended families) through the Lakota Language that will bring harmony and balance.