Lorene Thomas

Extension Coordinator at Santee Campus

Workforce and Community Engagement

Phone

402-241-5938

LThomas@thenicc.edu

Office Hours

By Appointment

Office

Dakota Studies Room

Campus Location

Santee Campus

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
B.A.	Sociology minor in Native Studies	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	2006
A.S.	Sciences	Nebraska Indian Community College	1992

Ihun Mitakuyapi.

Cante waste nape ciyuzapi. Tatanka Was'te Win de miye. Wasicu ia Lorene Thomas emakiyapi. Isanti hematanhan. Damakota/Tlingit/Ponca.

Hello relatives, I shake your hand with a good heart. I am Good Buffalo Woman my English name is Lorene Thomas I am from Santee, and I am Dakota, Alaskan Tlingit and Ponca.

I have six children: three biological, was guardian over two and I adopted my youngest with eight grandchildren and one on the way. I also have two dogs, Marmaduke and Willow; and a cat named Jazzy.

I am the new Santee Extension Coordinator. I love working with my relatives and enjoy our traditions and culture. My goal is bringing Dakota culture, language, and traditions so our relatives could rise and to keep our traditions alive so they could pass them down, to possibility to be able to sustain life with bits of our history. I have worked in many positions with many certificates such as 911 dispatcher to the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault programs.

Education/certifications: I earned my Associate of Science through NICC and my bachelor’s at University of Nebraska- Lincoln. I am very happy to be here at Nebraska Indian Community College- Santee Campus