Lakota Culture 118: Walking the Red Road

The Sacred Hoop provides an effective pattern for applying 12-step principles to walking the Red Road. In this final segment of the series, Lakota Elder Larry Salway brings together different elements of Lakota Culture to give us a model for living a fruitful life, or Walking the Red Road.

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Larry Salway grew up on the Rosebud Reservation in southwestern South Dakota. He rose out of the poverty of his childhood and became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and later, a professor at the Oglala Lakota College campuses in Kyle and Rapid City, SD. He served for five years as Tribal Judge in Pine Ridge, SD. Mr. Salway has also served as pastor of churches in Arizona and South Dakota. Larry is Co-President of Life Initiatives.

This video is part of a series Life Initiatives produced for mentor development.

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[runingblackbear]

smoke the tobacco and your hate will go away

[cheetah10324]

this men thinks good this is the life that i see the real indiain spirit

[beerrunner81]

Jesus said he was the cornerstone. And the book of the Jews is the bible. Why not just say that? Those are good things. The creator of the world and the universe is God. The way I see it is that the native culture and non-native culture are kind of the same. My best friend is native and we have been like brothers for over 27 years.

[beerrunner81]

So this is AA then. When I went to rehab I was taught the wellness wheel, I love Jesus but I was able to work better with the wellness wheel. For whatever reason I couldn't seem to get into AA. I see now that the wellness wheel and the 12 steps of AA are the same, or close. It's going to take some time to work this one out.

[bigsammieking]

I "stumbled" upon your videos and watched them on. I have found them informative and full of truth. Although I am not a native american I find these inspiring. Thank you for making them.

[diamondgeezabrek]

Mitakuye Oyasin ! Thank you, Sir, for your series and for the *way* you show and embody - in your manner and voice - this way of surrender and renewal with Tunkasila - the Great Spirit - the Ancient One. Woplia !

[shelonewolf]

when tabaco is smoked in ceremony not much is smoked it is smoking every day thats bad

[sidhe1101]

i am listening

[ANAYRAGUANCHE]

Thank you soo much for share this words with all the people around the world. This lovely man remember me my Father soo much. I´ll arrive this words in my heart and memory for all my life, the same like my Father´s words I arrive in my heart and mind...

[Buffalogal56]

Waste ~ Pilamaya. I shared this series to my whole family.