Learning From South Dakota: Re-search & See with Two Eyes
An Indigenous Immersion Journey Across Oceti Sakowin Land (Seven Council Fires) from Sioux Falls to the Black Hills
This Learning From course invites participants into a transformative Indigenous immersion grounded in the practice of “re-search”—looking again through the strengths, knowledge, and lived realities of Indigenous communities. Guided by Indigenous scholarship and experience, participants will engage two-eyed seeing (Etuaptmumk), holding together Indigenous and Western ways of knowing for the benefit of all.
Event Details
Info Session: April 14, 2026 | 7:30 pm ET - REGISTER BELOW!
Immersion Dates: June 19–28, 2026
Location: South Dakota from Sioux Falls to the Black Hills (Oceti Sakowin Land – Seven Council Fires)
Format: In-person immersion with preparatory engagement
About the Course
A new offering in Bexley Seabury’s Learning From series, this course invites participants into a journey of “re-search”—a concept drawn from Indigenous scholar Karen Absolon’s Kaandossiwin, calling us to look again at what is known through Indigenous perspectives, strengths, and methodologies.
Participants will engage the history and present realities of Indigenous communities in South Dakota, including Episcopal mission contexts, through the voices and scholarship of Indigenous leaders.
Two-Eyed Seeing
Etuaptmumk, a Mi’kmaw concept meaning “two-eyed seeing,” teaches us to see with one eye through the strengths of Indigenous knowledge and with the other through the strengths of Western knowledge—and to use both together for the benefit of all.
This course invites participants into that practice as a way of learning, ministry, and faithful engagement.
Journey Highlights & Sites
Participants will visit and learn from significant sacred, historical, and community sites, including:
Pipestone National Monument (Sacred Pipes)
Tiospaye Wakan (Lakota Service)
Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians
Saint Joseph Indian School
Rosebud and Pine Ridge Reservations
Wind Cave (Lakota origin site)
Wounded Knee
Crazy Horse Monument
Niobrara Convocation
Areas of Focus
Participants will engage key themes throughout the journey, including:
Creation and Relations
Land and Sacred Places
Language and Meaning-Making
Ceremony and Worship
Indigenous Spirituality and Christianity
Removal and Erasure
Healing and Reparations
Resilience and Self-Determination
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for clergy, lay leaders, and all who seek to deepen their understanding of Indigenous history, theology, and contemporary realities, and to engage more faithfully in the work of justice, reconciliation, and right relationship.
Contact
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Julie Lytle