DiscoverIrish with Mollie#20 Ryan Dixon - Native American Educator and Indigenous Language Activist
#20 Ryan Dixon - Native American Educator and Indigenous Language Activist

#20 Ryan Dixon - Native American Educator and Indigenous Language Activist

Update: 2024-11-11
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#20 Ryan Dixon - Lakota Name: Taṡuƞka Wakiƞyaƞ Watogla (Wild Thunder Horse) is an inspiring Native American Educator and Indigenous Language Activist who has been teaching and coaching the Dakota Language since 2012. He has co-founded C̣aƞṡayapi Waḳaƞyeża Owayawa Oti- Lower Sioux Headstart and Early Headstart and drives the language movement forward with his community projects, leadership teams, competitions and innovative educational development. We talk about language loss, the revitalisation projects underway, the current status of Lakota and Dakota, colonisation, decolonisation, and hope for the future.

Find Ryan on instagram @tasunka.wakinyan to learn more

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#20 Ryan Dixon - Native American Educator and Indigenous Language Activist

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