Wachiska Audubon MONTHLY SPEAKER SERIES: Jerome Kills Small

Name: Wachiska Audubon MONTHLY SPEAKER SERIES: Jerome Kills Small
Start: 2026-05-14T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-14T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 6300 A St, Lincoln, NE 68510-5009, United States

Schedule

Thu May 14 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

6300 A St, Lincoln, NE 68510-5009, United States | Lincoln, NE

Jerome Kills Small is an Oglala Lakota from Porcupine, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. A graduate from the University of South Dakota, with an M.A. in Selected Studies, and retired after 20 years at USD. He taught Lakota Language, American Indian Thought, Siouan Tribal Culture, and Early Native American History. He is featured in the book, Wounded Warriors: A Time for Healing.
Living with his grandparents, Kills Small gained personal experience being around Lakota sacred sites in southwestern South Dakota and place names for water in western Nebraska and brings this experience to a discussion of WATER: Lakota Spirituality and Science on the source and spiritual aspects of water and how what the spirit says and what science says complement each other.
**Wachiska's vision for our free public Speaker Series is to give venue to share expert knowledge about nature, wildlife, ecology, conservation science, literature, and storytelling so that we may help deepen the public’s understanding of the environment, celebrate diversity in perspectives and disciplines as we do in both nature and people. We hope to inspire stewardship and care for the natural world by broadening awareness of ecological issues and how people can take meaningful action locally and beyond, and finally we wish to build community around nature appreciation, providing an accessible forum where residents can learn, ask questions, and connect with others who care about natural ecosystems.