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Land of 10,000 Stories

Reviving the dying Dakota Language

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Preservation

A Dakota Wicohan project started in 2008

The preservation project is an effort to capture the remaining first generation speakers' language, history and wisdom for future generations. This on-going project has been further supported by the Administration for Native Americans under the Department of Heath and Human Services.

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Building Teachers - one method of language revitalization

Investing in Dakota language teachers

Our apprenticeship program is multi-faceted approach that supports individuals with: formal Dakota language learning through partner, University of Minnesota Language Department.

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