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"Hau Mitakuyepi" - Greetings Relatives

Native Student Services welcomes you to the University of South Dakota and the Coyote nation! Native Student Services provides vibrant and proactive year long student support services with culturally relevant and effective retention programming. 

Grand Entry - USD Wacipi 2012

View the 2012 Wacipi Grand Entry Video. This is one of many videos of this year's Grand Entry. If you search USD powwow or Iron Boy USD powwow there are many videos.

Services We Provide

  • NSS - Yearlong proactive cultural, social, academic and support retention programming
  • Wawokiya Mentoring Program
  • Native American Cultural Center
  • Retention tracking and data of program activities
 Native American girls 

Student Activities

  • Student Tracking, Advocacy & Retention (STAR) Committee
  • Study Tables
  • Computer Lab
  • Lakota Language Lab
  • Four cultural gatherings to welcome, encourage, recognize and honor our students
  • Year end trip with freshmen and sophomore students

Other Services