Oceti Sakowin: The People of the Seven Council Fires | SDPB Documentary

For six-hundred years we have lived under the misconception that Columbus discovered America. What he did was stumble on a land already occupied by many people and many nations. In the center of that land were a people who call themselves Oyate: "the People". This is their story, in their words. 0:00 Introduction 2:14 We Call Ourselves The Oyate 6:10 The Seven Council Fires 9:14 The Origins Of The People 13:12 Kinship Is Everything 16:33 The Sacred Hoop of Life 19:09 The Lakota Way The Dakota Way 26:01 The Dance Of Life 28:45 The Oral Tradition of the Oyate 31:49 The Seven Rituals 36:01 Tiospaye 43:50 The Change 51:19 The Way Forward 54:45 Credits Watch this documentary commercial free on SDPB's Passport or the PBS App https://watch.sdpb.org/video/south-da... Watch full SDPB Documentaries on YouTube    • SDPB Full Documentaries   Check out more from SDPB YouTube:    / @sdpbdotorg   Facebook:   / sodakpb   Instagram:   / sdpbdotorg   X: https://x.com/SoDakPB Website: https://www.SDPB.org #SouthDakota #History #NativeAmerican #documentary #SDPB