He Sapa Woihanble: Black Hills Dream, edited by Craig Howe, Lydia Whirlwind Soldier, and Lanniko L. Lee, is a collection of writings from members of the Oak Lake Writers’ Society.
The Oak Lake Writers’ Society, comprised of Lakota, Dakota and Nakota writers, grew out of the summer retreats at South Dakota State University’s Oak Lake Field Station. Since 1993, the Society has endeavored to strengthen and preserve Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota cultures through the development of culture-based writing.
The group of writers who attend the annual summer retreats can vary from year to year. The writers included in He Sapa Woihanble are:
Kathryn Akipa, Albuquerque, NM
Patty Bordeaux Nelson, Madison, SD
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Rapid City, SD
Gladys Hawk, Wakpala, SD
Ronya Hoblit, Mandan, ND
Craig Howe, Martin, SD
Austin Keith, Rosebud, SD
Lucy Keith, Rosebud, SD
Elden Lawrence, Peever, SD [deceased]
Lanniko L. Lee, Java, SD
Tasiyagnunpa Beth Livermont, Brookings, SD
Mabel Picotte, Chamberlain, SD
Karen Pratt, Sioux Falls, SD
Roseanna Renaud, Martin, SD
Alice M. Sherman, [deceased]
Ben William Sherman, Louisville, CO
Kim TallBear, Berkeley, CA
Gabrielle Wynde Tateyuskanskan, Enemy Swim, SD
Edward Charles Valandra, Vermillion, SD
Vi Waln, Mission, SD
Lydia Whirlwind Soldier, Rosebud, SD
Charmaine White Face, Rapid City, SD
Zion Zetina, Albuquerque, NM
