Lakota Berenstain Bears - Episode 3A - "Go To School: Wayáwapi"

In this episode of Lakota Berenstain Bears Too-Tall and the gang amuse themselves at Sister's expense by warning her how hard third grade will be and how strict Teacher Jane is. Brother tries unsuccessfully to convince Sis not to worry. Mama reminisces about Sister starting kindergarten and reflects on how her daughter's feelings were exactly the same back then. Sure enough, when Sister starts third grade, she enjoys the new experience just like she did when she started kindergarten..
Video Description In Lakota
Háŋskela é na kȟoláwičhaye kiŋ ób Matȟó Hokšíla tȟaŋkšítku kiŋ oštéšteya khuwápi. Wóuŋspe ičíyamni kiŋ oéčhuŋ šíča kéyapi, ho naháŋ waúŋspewičhakhiya waŋ Jane ečíyapi kiŋ hé očhíŋšiča kéyapi. Matȟó Hokšíla čhaŋl'ásniye wačhíŋ yéš áta héčhena kigná-phičašniyaŋ iníhaŋ. Ho éyaš húŋku kiŋ wakíksuye-khiya yuŋkȟáŋ héhaŋni iyéčheȟčiŋ wačhíŋyuza čha kiksúye. Ho éyaš húŋku kiŋ tókhel wíyukčaŋ kiŋ ečhéȟčiŋ iyéčhetu yuŋkȟáŋ Matȟó hokšíla tȟaŋkšítku kiŋ wóuŋspe ičíyamni kiŋ ektá ópȟa háŋl húŋku kiŋ iyéčhel íŋš-eyá iyókiphiič'iye.
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The Lakota Berenstain Bears Project is a joint venture of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Lakota Language Consortium, with the goal of bringing the Lakota language to family television sets across all Lakota-speaking communities in North and South Dakota, and well beyond.
Produced and distributed with the permission of Berenstain Enterprises, Inc., Nelvana Limited and PBS (Public Broadcasting System), this 20-episode Lakota language edition of the Berenstain Bears is a first of its kind - the first Native American language cartoon series EVER.
Voices of the characters are all from the Lakota-speaking Standing Rock, Cheyenne River, Pine Ridge, and Rosebud communities of North and South Dakota, and reflect all local dialects of the language.
Equally as important, the original Berenstain Bears series lines up very well to Lakota values, which was very important in the making of this series. Lakota values such as bravery, respect, generosity, and fortitude all play significant roles throughout the 20-episode series. Lots of different family interactions reflecting day-to-day life, as well as many idiomatic expressions help keep the language use real and relevant in every episode.
The "Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe" television series aired on North and South Dakota Public Broadcasting stations starting in September of 2011.
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You can watch the whole series on the Lakota Bears playlist here on KZbin:
• Lakota Berenstain Bears
You can find a full transcript of this and other episodes on our website here -
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All 20 episodes are available on a limited edition DVD, complete with an episode guide for teachers, parents, and students alike available here: www.llcbooksto...