Student Livestream Session: "Wolakota: The Return of Buffalo to the Lands and Lifeways of the Sicangu Lakota People"

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Student Livestream Session: "Wolakota: The Return of Buffalo to the Lands and Lifeways of the Sicangu Lakota People"

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Student Livestream event: "Wolakota: The Return of Buffalo to the Lands and Lifeways of the Sicangu Lakota People"

Wednesday, November 9th
11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT

Sage Fast Dog Sr. is a member of the Sicangu Lakota Nation and lives on the land that is now known as the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. In his role as the Founder and Director of the Wakanyeja Tokeyahci Wounspe Tipi (Children First Learning Center), Sage incorporates important cultural values into everyday teachings so that Lakota students will learn the history, skills, and traditions of their people. In this presentation, Sage will share the richness of the Lakota language, history and culture with viewers while explaining the significance of the recent efforts to return their relatives, the buffalo, to Lakota lands and the lifeways of their people.

Conservation in the Classroom is WWF's virtual livestream series for young learners. 

Through free, 45-minute, virtual events live-streamed on our website, children can listen as WWF experts share stories of their experience working to protect species and habitats around the world. As you watch live, you can submit questions for the expert, participate in polls and quizzes, and interact with the expert by showing how much you learned! These experiences are open to parents with children, teachers with students, and anyone interested in bringing conservation experts into your classroom or living room.