{"id":40088,"date":"2026-05-08T17:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T22:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/faith-spotted-eagle-to-receive-honorary-doctorate-at-sdsu-commencement\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T22:27:34","slug":"faith-spotted-eagle-to-receive-honorary-doctorate-at-sdsu-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/faith-spotted-eagle-to-receive-honorary-doctorate-at-sdsu-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith Spotted Eagle to receive Honorary Doctorate at SDSU Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BROOKINGS \u2014 Ihanktonwan Dakota elder Faith Spotted Eagle, one of the most respected culture carriers in the Oceti Sakowin, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from South Dakota State University during its 140th commencement May 9 at First Bank & Trust Arena. University officials said Spotted Eagle was selected for her decades of leadership in cultural revitalization, trauma healing, treaty advocacy and community empowerment \u2014 work that has influenced Native nations across the Northern Plains and beyond. She joins a small group of Indigenous leaders recognized with the university\u2019s highest honor, awarded jointly by SDSU and the South Dakota Board of Regents.<\/p>\n

Spotted Eagle\u2019s life\u2019s work spans education, language preservation, ceremony, mental health advocacy and national political visibility. A founding member of the Brave Heart Society, she helped restore ceremonies such as Isnati Awica Dowanpi and \u201cCalling Back the Spirit,\u201d which had been suppressed for generations. She also founded the White Buffalo Calf Women\u2019s Society, the first Native women\u2019s shelter in the United States, and has served as a counselor, PTSD specialist and elder adviser to tribal, regional and national organizations. In 2016, she became the first Native woman in U.S. history to receive an electoral vote for president. SDSU leaders said her honorary doctorate recognizes a lifetime of service rooted in Dakota values, healing and sovereignty.<\/p>\n

Information provided by South Dakota State University, University Marketing and Communications, May 2026.<\/p>\n

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Faith Spotted Eagle (COURTESY PHOTO) BROOKINGS \u2014 Ihanktonwan Dakota elder Faith Spotted Eagle, one of the most respected culture carriers in the Oceti Sakowin, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from South Dakota State University during its 140th commencement May 9 at First Bank & Trust Arena. University <\/p>\n

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