Wico’haŋ Waŋji · Lakota Cultural Organization
Culture lives when it is carried forward.
Wico’haŋ Waŋji brings people together around Lakota language, cultural knowledge, and the relationships that sustain community across generations.
Our mission
To provide care rooted in Lakota tradition, from birth through the end of life.
Wico’haŋ Waŋji provides culturally grounded ceremony, care, and connection at every stage of life—supporting people who might not otherwise have access to these essential traditions.
Based in
Seattle, Washington
Fiscal sponsor
501(c)(3) partnership
OUR GOAL
Support that honors the full arc of life.
Birth & Family Care
Supporting families with culturally grounded care, guidance, and connection as new life enters the community.
Midlife Care
Supporting individuals and families through the responsibilities, relationships, and transitions of adult life with culturally grounded care and community connection.
End-of-Life Care
Honoring life’s closing stages through compassionate, tradition-informed support for individuals and families.
Donate / Support
Help make ceremony and cultural care possible.
Your support helps remove barriers to care, gathering, and culturally rooted life-stage services.
Our Purpose
A place for identity, belonging, and shared strength.
Language
Honoring the words that hold memory, worldview, and connection.
Community
Gathering elders, youth, families, and supporters around reciprocal care.
Ceremony
Supporting access to sacred practice with respect for traditional protocols.
About Wico’haŋ Waŋji
Based in Washington, Wico’haŋ Waŋji is committed to making Lakota-informed cultural care more accessible through community relationships, ceremony, and lifelong support. Our work is sustained through fiscal sponsorship and the generosity of those who believe culture deserves to be carried forward.
Wico’haŋ Waŋji
A fiscally sponsored project of a 501(c)(3) organization.
Washington State