Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota language materials North Dakota

North Dakota

A fascinating study for students of Indigenous and linguistic disciplines

each chapter draws on a range of voices to limn its tales

Thomas Wazhushk is the night watchman at the jewel bearing plant

Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota language materials North DakotaMuch of the focus on the Dakota people in Minnesota rests on the tragic events of the 1862 U. S.Dakota War and the resulting exile that sent the majority of the Dakota to prisons and reservations beyond the states boundaries. But the true depth of the devastation of removal cannot be understood without a closer examination of the history of the Dakota people and their deep cultural connection to the land that is Minnesota. Drawing on oral history