Ihanktonwan Wowas'ake Program

03/17/2026

03/17/2026

Wówaciƞya - Dependable
(woh-WAH-cheen-yah)

03/17/2026

Mental Health Awareness Week 🧠
May 10–16, 2026

03/05/2026

Word of the Week!
Caƞte iyuṡkiƞ -Emotion, to be happy in heart
(chahn-tay ee-yoo-skeen)
😄

02/27/2026

Good morning relatives!
Our team wanted to give an update that our phones are down at the moment and our building electric has not come back on yet. Hopefully all is back on by Monday. Classes will be canceled tonight. Sorry for the inconvenience. Have a good weekend everyone!!

02/06/2026

Word of the Week
kimimana - Butterfly 🦋
kee-mee-MAH-nah

02/06/2026

Hi Relatives!! 👋
We wanted to share some progress on some of our students and their starquilts!! They are coming together so beautifully and can’t wait to see them when they’re done!🤩

01/28/2026

Dakota word of the week,
Wapaha: hat, cap
wah-PAH-hah
🧢

01/27/2026

Day one of our star quilt workshop went really well, and we’re excited to be back for day two! Thanks to our teacher Tina Louise !! So cool to see everything behind the scenes 🤩

01/23/2026

Hey relatives, 🫶🏽

We hope you are all staying warm. Welcome to those that our new to our page.

Just a reminder that the Ihanktonwan Wowas’ake Program focuses on supporting youth on their paths. We hope to provide services that center on building wellness and resiliency.

See below a brochure of our current services. Please reach out to see how to get your young person involved.

As of now, we offer culturally grounded services in the form of mental health support, addictions counseling, prevention groups, community art, and equine centered care. We offer group and individual sessions. Collectievly, the members on our team have over 35 years of experience in the field of counseling and working with youth.

Take time today to learn more! Stay warm! ❄️

Below is an example of beautiful artwork our youth created. 🖼️

01/22/2026

Reminder ❗️
Class tonight starting
150 N 3rd Avenue, Lake Andes
Eagle pride building, on church street!!

Cant wait to see you there! 🤩

Good Morning Relatives!

ANNOUNCEMENT: BABY STAR QUILT CLASS
January 22nd - 23rd (6-8 pm)

We are so excited to announce that we will be having a Star Quilt Class led by Tina Louise!
School-aged students in grades 8–12. Class is happening THIS WEEK, so don’t wait! We are only looking to fill 10 spots.

📌 Please bring your own sewing machine.
If you do not have access to one, please let us know ahead of time so arrangements can be discussed.

📍 Location, time, and date are listed on the flyer

Cant wait to see you at class!! ❤

-Wowas'ake Team
Liliana Garcia
Janell Pourier Garcia
JoMarie Garcia
Serene Thin Elk

01/20/2026

Good Morning Relatives!

ANNOUNCEMENT: BABY STAR QUILT CLASS
January 22nd - 23rd (6-8 pm)

We are so excited to announce that we will be having a Star Quilt Class led by Tina Louise!
School-aged students in grades 8–12. Class is happening THIS WEEK, so don’t wait! We are only looking to fill 10 spots.

📌 Please bring your own sewing machine.
If you do not have access to one, please let us know ahead of time so arrangements can be discussed.

📍 Location, time, and date are listed on the flyer

Cant wait to see you at class!! ❤

-Wowas'ake Team
Liliana Garcia
Janell Pourier Garcia
JoMarie Garcia
Serene Thin Elk