and other major universities, as well as a number of Jesuit
universities across the country.
The school, which has existed on the Pine Ridge Reservation,
the second largest in the United States, since 1888, places
equal emphasis on Lakota and Catholic faith, ensuring
the ongoing transmission of Lakota history, language and
spirituality. The word "intertwine" is used to describe the
connection between a Catholic, specifically Jesuit education
and the sustaining of a positive Lakota identity: "Spiritual
formation classes focus on both Catholic and Lakota
spirituality, teaching that both are ways to God and the two
are not mutually exclusive."
A most interesting commentary on Lakota Studies is offered
by Red Cloud '05 alumnus Maka Clifford, who went on to earn
a Masters in Peace & Human Rights Education at Columbia
University and now teaches Lakota Studies at Red Cloud High
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