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- EIN 23-7135915
- (605) 455-6000
- Po Box 490 Kyle SD 57752-0490 USA
- www.olc.edu
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Universities
Mission: The mission which emanates from the charter of the oglala sioux tribe is to educate students for professional and vocational employment opportunities in lakota country. The college will graduate well-rounded students grounded in wolakolkiciyapi-learning lakota ways of life in the community by teaching lakota culture and language as part of preparing students to participate in a multicultural world. In achieving the mission, oglala lakota college has the following purposes: tribal -provides the lakota with outstanding graduates -promotes the study and practice of tribal sovereignty -works with tribal entities toward building our nation -helps students to gain meaningful employment and healthy lifestyles cultural -utilizes lakota cultural values in all learning frameworks -celebrates lakota culture including sacred songs and ceremonies -research, study, facilitate, and disseminate lakota language, culture and philosophy -provides leadership to maintain and revitalize lakota culture and p
Programs: Olc's primary program is education. Provided approximately 1,600 students with opportunities for certificates,associate, bachelor and master degrees in a variety of fields. Research opportunties are also provided as part of the educational program.
olc's goal for the headstart program is to provide a full range of services to meet the needs of lakota children from 0-5 and their families addressing cognitive,emotional, physical, nutritional, mental health, and lakota language and culture development of children and the development needs of families.