Talk:Heyoka

message: hi all,
in it's current format, this page really marginalizes the significance of 'heyoka' as many scholars recognize the word.  it's primary connotation is not some obscure french punk band, but rather the concept of a sacred clown in lakota indian culture.  i had made this change a while ago, only to find that it had been re-edited to appear as a mere footnote.  this is troubling.  the concept of a 'heyoka' is an important one, and not just a passing origin story for the name of a now-defunct frech band.  please respect the importance of this cultural concept!  it deserves (at least) it's own independent stub.  please refrain from re-editing it!
Lesotho 14:29, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  no love for the Lakota? 

message: hi all,
thanks for the excellent discussion and a very big THANK YOU to Johnlekay re-wrote the Heyoka article.  i was beginning to think that i was the only one who cared!  i'll contribute to and expand the heyoka article this weekend (to the best of my ability).  i fully agree that heyoka should exist as a distinct concept from 'sacred clown', which is a less specific designation (as another wikipedian on this thread has already suggested).
thanks!
Lesotho 04:01, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  totally agree to not merge 

message: Is the Lakota Heyoka in any way related to the concept of the "Hayoka" as presented in The Highlander tv series?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coltec
Coltec was a Cahokia and became a "Hayoka", which he claims is a type of medicine man who can rid the world of evil by absorbing it into himself.  He can use this to "heal" others of their emotional pain by absorbing their hatred, pain, and similarly undesirable emotions.  It was explained that "Hayokas" protect their tribes by, effectively, heading off evil before it can affect the tribe.
I'm just curious about this.  The "Hayoka" concept of healing was very intriguing to me.
Skiswope 17:29, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question about Heyoka and Hayoka 

message: If anyone wants to suggest a reading list to use as references to expand this article, I will read it and do so. "Woo woo woo woo, Woo woo woo woo". PPdd (talk) 20:46, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference request 

message: I'm not a big fan of this article, and it has systemic issues.  It starts out okay, but the last half seems to be taken from an essay on the subject and is poetic rather than encyclopedic.  There is only one citation to support the assessments.  It is also redundant to other articles like Contrary (social role) and Clown society.  This article should be re-written by a subject matter expert to fit an encyclopedic style.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.113.8.138 (talk) 18:12, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Big Problems 

message: Longmire S2:E6 "Tell it Slant" -  Xitit (talk) 06:14, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Also featured in

message: I would like to read what a actual Heyoka Lakota has put into words about what he feels is his purpose and some examples of how he would handle and play out different encounters with other people of his tribe and how it then later affected them in their lives. 2601:483:0:11C0:A5B2:747F:8493:2C0E (talk) 02:29, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Understanding