Resource · South Dakota · Earl Bullhead · OSEU 6
Themes: Kinship & family, Values & generosity, Arts & expression, Listening & observation, Children & young people, Intergenerational learning
Resource text
Tawapaha Olowan
(Flag Song ‐ S.D.)
Tunkasila yapi tawapahakihan
(Grandfather)(Have gone)(Their deeds)
Oihankesni he najinkle lo heyeyeye
(Without faltering) (Will stand)
Iyohatehan oyatekihanyan
(Underneath) (The Nations)
Wincincahinklaca lecamunwelo heyeyeyo
(Will raise children)(So)(I’m doing this)
Free Translation: To our forefathers who have gone on before us we stand united honoring their deeds. Below these deeds the people live with honor and respect, because generations will follow. I commit myself to this way of life. (E. Bullhead 2012)
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