A Center for Preserving Lakota Traditions In the Black Hills of South Dakota

Welcome to Tatanka Mani Camp (TMC), a center dedicated to the preservation of the culture of the Lakota people. Tatanka Mani means "Walking Buffalo" in Lakota. It is a reference to the center's visionary, Gilbert Walking Bull, and is symbolic of the things of the past moving into the future.


New 2009 Programs Continue

Homesteading, Lakota Caulture, and Youth and Family Programs


Sunkmanitu Tanka Mentoring Program

Now taking applications for the July-October session!

Combines Lakota Culture, Homesteading, & Survival Skills




Meet Gilbert Walking Bull

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