Sinte Gleska University

Sinte Gleska University
MottoWahope unglawa sakapi hecel oyate ki Wolakota gluha tokatakiya unya pi kte.
Motto in English
Reenforcing our foundation for the people to go forward in the Lakota Way.
TypePublic, tribal, land-grant university
Established1970 (1970)
AffiliationsBrulé Lakota
Academic affiliations
American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Space-grant
PresidentErica Moore
Studentsapproximately 1,000
Location
Mission
,
South Dakota
,
United States
Campus
  • rural
Websitesintegleska.edu

Sinte Gleska University (SGU) is a public tribal land-grant university in Mission, South Dakota, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. It is a Brulé Lakota Indian Reservation home to the Sicangu (Burnt Thigh). SGU has an enrollment of 828 full and part-time students.[1] It is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.[2]

History

SGU was charted by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in 1970 and held its first classes on February 3, 1971. SGU was named for the Brulé Lakota chief Sinte Gleska.[3] The founding Board President was Lakota elder Stanley Red Bird Sr., and Joseph M. Marshall III, the first published writer in Lakota, was a founder as well.[4] In 1994, the college was designated a land-grant college alongside 31 other tribal colleges.[5]

Partnerships

The college is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, a community of tribally and federally chartered institutions working to strengthen tribal nations. Tribal colleges generally serve geographically isolated populations who have no other means accessing higher education; they also are a means for the tribes to teach subjects from the perspectives of their cultures, as well as specific classes in their cultures.[1]

Academics

Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023[6]
Race and ethnicity Total
American Indian/Alaska Native 93%
 
White 7%
 
Economic diversity
Low-income[a] 52%
 
Affluent[b] 48%
 

SGU describes its approach to higher education as focusing on "an educational direction and philosophy that both promotes and preserves our Lakol Wicohan (traditional way of life) for the benefit of our future generations."[7]

The university offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, certificates, and vocational programs through seven academic undergraduate departments:

  • Great Plains Art Institute
  • Arts and Sciences
  • Business
  • Education
  • Human Services
  • Lakota Studies
  • Institute of Technologies (vocational/career education)

The college has programs in Lakota studies,[8] including the language and aesthetics.

The Great Plains Art Institute of the University offers AA and BA degrees in art and a BAAE degree in art education.[9]

In 1988, SGU established the annual Northern Plains Indian Art Market in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which included a juried art show, art market, powwow, and Oscar Howe lecture.[10][11] The market aimed to educate students and the community about Northern Plains art, philosophy, dance, and music.[7] In 2023, SGU canceled the market, citing financial issues and decreasing participation from students.[11]

SGU has partnered with Red Crow Community College and Old Sun Community College, both in Alberta, Canada, enabling them to offer a master's degree in education, with an emphasis in early childhood special education.[12]

Notable faculty

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
  2. ↑ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.

References

  1. 1 2 American Indian Higher Education Consortium Archived June 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Sinte Gleska University: Statement of Accreditation Status.
  3. ↑ "SGU Main Page." Sinte Gleska University. 2009 (retrieved December 23, 2010)
  4. ↑ Wilson, Diane (2011). Beloved Child: A Dakota Way of Life. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-87351-840-6. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "NIFA 1994s The First 20 Years of the 1994 Land-Grant Institutions Standing on Tradition, Embracing the Future" (PDF). National Institute of Food and Agriculture. September 25, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "College Scorecard: Sinte Gleska University". College Scorecard. United States Department of Education. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Lindner, Markus H. (2011). ""WE ALL HAVE TO PAY BILLS": Zeitgenössische Sioux-Künstler und der Markt". Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde. 57: 135–159. JSTOR 23644431. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Academics." Archived July 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Sinte Gleska University. 2009 (retrieved December 23, 2010)
  9. ↑ "Great Plains Art Institute." Archived July 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Sinte Gleska University. 2007 (retrieved December 23, 2010)
  10. ↑ "Northern Plains Indian Art Market". SINTE GLESKA UNIVERSITY. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Hanson, Tom (July 13, 2023). "Organizers cancel decades-old Northern Plains Indian Art Market". KELOLAND. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023.
  12. ↑ "First Nations Colleges Offer SGU Master's" Archived March 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Tribal College Journal, Volume 16 Spring 2005 Issue No. 3. (retrieved December 23, 2010)
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