On Saturday, July 9, 2016, Kelly Looking Horse guided a group of 21 high school students from Owatonna, Minnesota together with their group leaders, through sites important in the history of the Lakota people.Kelly began the tour with a ceremonial prayer offering at Wounded Knee, the site of the 1890 massacre where hundreds of Lakota, mostly unarmed women and children were killed in a conflict with U.S. Cavalry. The loss of innocent human life always serves as a pause for deeper reflection and in this case- to learn from the dark moments of history so as not to repeat them.

Afterwards the group visited the historical government buildings and the Kili radio station located in Porcupine, a Lakota owned and operated station that providing news, information and a variety of music formats broadcasting in a 30,000 square miles that includes Pine Ridge.

In the afternoon, Kelly and Suzie taught the group how to make Lakota style dream catchers and later Kelly shared through story telling, traditional dance and song, important aspects of history and life at Pine Ridge. In Kelly’s words “ The purpose of education is to acquire understanding that leads to deeper mutual respect. This in turn forges a unity, through which many people coming together can make a difference in the lives not only of the people of the Lakota Nation residing in Pine Ridge, but all who are enriched by our traditions.”