WDFN Language and Culture Programs
Whitecap Council has identified the need for strong Dakota Language and Culture programming to ensure Whitecap Dakota Nation children and their families have the opportunity to learn and use the Dakota language as part of their life.
In 2016, Whitecap Dakota Nation conducted a language assessment in our community. It found that we are at a crucial point where we risk losing the Dakota speakers needed to sustain the language in our community.
Below are some initiatives we are currently taking to protect the Dakota Language.
Whitecap's Dakota Language Strategy
WDFN Programming Initiatives: Language, Culture & Identity
Charles Red Hawk Elementary School Language Programming |
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Chief Whitecap School Dakota Language and Culture Class |
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University of Minnesota Adult Dakota Language Class |
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Whitecap Dakota Language Gathering |
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Self-Government: Asserting Our Jurisdiction in Culture and Language |
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Wa Pa Ha Ska Booklet
In addition to the above language restoration initiatives, the Wa Pa Ha Ska booklet was developed to inform and educate the students and teachers in the Saskatoon region on the history and culture of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. This First Nation has been a leader, both provincially and nationally, in its alliances with public and private interests in areas of community development.
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