As we gear up for the coming winter, many of our families are preparing by gathering foods, preserving, hunting, and stocking up on supplies. In this episode we visit with various speakers about their experiences hunting. From the proud feelings of getting your first kill, to funny mistakes made, and eerie stories of Deer Woman, we get just a glimpse into the life and experiences of a modern Lakota hunter.

Speakers in this episode include: Bill Baylee One Horn (Oglála), Ben Black Bear Jr (Sičháŋǧu), Alex White Plume (Oglála), Wilber Witt (Oglála), Jerry Yellow Hawk (Cheyenne River), Robert Two Crow (Oglála), and Alex FireThunder (Oglála). 

Wičháho Blihélya means, “with energetic voices” in Lakota. This podcast is intended to serve three major purposes: language preservation via documentation of the Lakota language as it is spoken by Native speakers and elders, language revitalization via providing interesting and engaging content for language learners to listen to in low-anxiety environments and for teachers to use in classrooms, and finally language maintenance by providing Lakota speakers with a talk show to listen to in their first language. This podcast was made possible by Hóyeya and the Lakota Language Consortium. 

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Thanks to the LLC team that worked on this episode: 
Alex FireThunder, Robert Two Crow, Shania Black Bear-Searby, Jamie Marquez-Bratcher, Jan Ullrich, and Marek Kupiec.

A special wóphila to Shania Black Bear-Searby for our amazing podcast artwork.
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