About Siċaƞġu Learning & Development

Siċaŋġu Learning & Development aims to develop talent and strengthen the workforce by seeing and encountering each individual’s intellectual, physical, psychological, social, and spiritual potential. We collaborate with tribal, public, and private organizations to offer personalized training and education on multiple topics.

Our work is rooted in relationship, compassion, and the belief in every person’s inherent worthiness and resilience. We believe every member of the Sicangu community has innate strengths and assets deserving of attention and care. We believe when each of us is encouraged to own our story, we can make discoveries about how we may enrich the world through our unique gifts.

Sicangu Co Internship For SGU Students

Applications for the Fall semester are now open!

With this internship, we will provide college students opportunities to put their classroom learning into practice and empower the next generation of leaders with skills and experience to create healthy selves, families, and communities.

What:

10-week paid ($15/hour) college internship for SGU students with weekly whole-cohort training

When:

Fall Semester 2024

September 16, 2024-December 12, 2024

Where:

Sicangu Co offices, with the option for hybrid work as approved by managers

Who:

SGU students eligible for an internship

What to expect:

Complete 120 hours for the semester

Interns will become certified in the Native Nations Rebuilders Level 1 course.
Interns will be able to introduce themselves in Lakota.
Interns will use the Sicangu Co self-assessment to identify at least 2 core skills they would like to develop during their internship.
Departments:
Marketing
Development
Arrow Financial
SDSU Extension Forage Association

Apply Now

Change Makers Internship 2024

The Change Makers Internship is 10-week paid summer internship for 18–30 year-olds that empowers interns to become Wawokiya, community helpers. 

Activities include:

Building home gardens for elders and children
Participate in a buffalo harvest.
Family Tree Activity
Learn to bead + sew.
Intern with the National Park Service in Niobrara
Equine therapy with Tiwahe Glu Kini Pi

Application Closed

7GEN SUMMER YOUTH INTERNSHIP 2024

The 7Gen Summer Youth Internship is a partnership between Sicangu Co and Sicangu Nation Employment Training Program (SNETP) designed to empower the next generation of leaders. The internship offers hands-on experiences for those who are interested in identifying and developing their strengths, learning about economic and community development work on Rosebud, and creating change in their communities through a community-based project.

Deadline to apply is April 5th

Application Closed

Seven Generation Food & Agriculture 2024

I-LEARN is an immersive professional development workshop created to spark student interest in food & agriculture careers and support teachers to develop land-based, hands-on units that weave together Next Generation Science Standards and OSEU:

In this program you will:

Facilitate summer professional development to support K-12 educators develop culturally relevant, land-based units
Create sharable resource library with unit plans, lesson plans, classroom activities, and other resources
Curate immersive learning experiences for school leaders
Increase student awareness of and excitement in science and food careers through local career fairs.

Learn more here: www.sdstate.edu/biology-and-microbiology/7gen-food-agriculture-ilearn