Oglala Lakota speaker breaks down a term.

[Jonathan Holmes]

"Wo = Collectively.
Wa = Pure and sacred. 
Hunku = Teachings through mother or elderly from the ancestors.
Ki = That which is.
Ye = Forever into the future.
{Therefore}
Wowahunkukiye = Collectively the pure and sacred teachings of our ancestors which is forever into the future. 
An elder's way of reminding us the reality of life and how we must conduct ourselves as Lakota people." -- Rick Two Dogs (Oglala Lakota)


 
 
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