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Lakota Language Class with Reuben Fast Horse
​and John Badenhausen

This ongoing Lakota Language class covers Lakota language fundamentals with an end-goal that students will be equipped to one day read, write and speak the language.  The class will be live broadcast via SKYPE or other means when necessary. We strongly suggest contacting the Lakota Language Consortium to order the recent Lakota dictionary and workbooks as they will be used for the class.  Times and dates are subject to change, with advance notice. 
Dates: The 1st and 3rd Sundays; February - June
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm E.S.T.
Online Login Information: Zoom Meeting login sent upon registration
Contact Reuben for more information: 845-986-7913

About Reuben Fast Horse

Reuben is a college graduate of Sitting Bull College in General Studies with an emphasis of  LLEAP (Lakhota Language Educational Action Program).  He is an accomplished showman for K-12 children in the U.S. and abroad. Reuben regularly delivers lectures and performance of Native American culture for universities, colleges, religious affiliated schools, government schools, elementary and middle schools.  He currently teaches at New York University. Rebuen is fluently bilingual in Lakhota/English.

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About John Badenhausen
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 John Badenhausen, MA is a Co-Teacher of the Tipi Raisers Lakȟóta Language Classes.  He is a Euro-American who has been studying the Lakȟota Language since 1998 when he made his first trip to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.  Since then he has been studying the Lakȟóta Language mostly using a variety of self-study materials.  Since taking the Lakota Language Consoritium’s Lakota Weekend Workshop in February 2018, he has been assisting Reuben Fast Horse in teaching Lakȟóta to the dedicated students in the New York area.  John was born outside of Philadelphia, was raised outside of New York City, and has lived most of his adult life outside of Boston.  In August 2018 he and his family moved to New Jersey, where he presently lives.  He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology.   
     

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