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Photo Story · September 19, 2026 · Lakota Homes

Šiná Okígwa youth honor the elders.

During Tokála Wičóuŋčaǧe, young people and relatives gathered to recognize the elders, carry gifts, and stand together as one Oyate.

Youth and community members form a line as elders are honored at the Tokála gathering.
Youth and relatives gather to honor the elders.

Honoring elders is part of how teachings, care, and responsibility move from one generation to the next. These photographs hold moments from the day our youth stood with elders, families, singers, and relatives in Lakota Homes.

Elders walk between lines of youth and community members inside the gathering hall.
Elders move through the gathering while youth and relatives stand together.
An elder greets a community member while others hold patterned gift bags.
Relatives greet one another during the honoring.
Elders and community members stand together with patterned gift bags.
Elders receive gifts surrounded by family and community.
Families visit near a drum while two young children cross the gathering space.
Children, families, singers, and elders share the same gathering space.
A wide view of youth, elders, families, and community members gathered in Lakota Homes.
The Oyate comes together across generations.
A wide view of the gathering hall filled with elders, youth, and families.
A day of visiting, honoring, and being together.
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Part of Tokála Wičóuŋčaǧe: Bringing the Oyate Together, held September 19, 2026, in Lakota Homes.

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