Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community

Preserving, Protecting and Promoting the Dakota Culture for Future Generations

The MMDTC is a Tribal 501C3 Org

Interested in learning to speak or teach the Dakota language?

Interested in learning to speak or teach the Dakota language?
The University of Minnesota Department of American Indian Studies is proud to announce 2 new scholarship opportunities for dedicated individuals who want to learn Dakota!
The Wahpetunwin Student Language Scholarship, named in honor of Wahpetunwin Carrie Schommer, is for undergraduate students admitted to a degree program at the University who are committed to learning to speak or teach the language.
Download Wahpetunwin Student Language Scholarship info & application at: http://www.zshare.net/download/132136778ff1f021/
The Dakota Iapi Continuing Education Student Scholarship is for those who want to learn to speak or teach the language without pursuing an entire four-year degree.
Download Dakota Iapi Continuing Education Student Scholarship info & application at: http://www.zshare.net/download/1321361949062e6a/
The attached document includes the times and days of the Dakota language courses.
Registration information can be found at http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/index.html
Continuing education students, click on the “Non-degree students” tab in the upper right hand corner of the page.
Application materials are due by August 15th, 2008.
Questions? Contact Beth Brown at 612-624-8217 or brow0857@umn.edu