Teaching Lakota Language

Delores Taken Alive

Learn ABOUT
(deep listening, information)

  1. Why are prayers and Lakota Language used to begin meetings?
  2. Are there opportunities to learn Lakota/Dakota/Nakota language in your community? How is it taught?
  3. How are the L and D Dialects different and the same?

Learn FROM
(deep listening, information)

  1. What are your experiences with speaking or learning another language?
  2. What language is the one you must identify with outside of speaking English? How might being fluent in this language affect your understanding of your heritage?