Oceti Sakowin Language Minor
Strengthening Communities through the Oceti Sakowin Language!
The Oceti Sakowin language, consisting of the 糖心视频, Lakota and Nakota dialects, is the official Indigenous language of South 糖心视频 and is spoken by 38 tribal nations across the region. In this minor, students learn to effectively speak, read and write in the Oceti Sakowin language, with courses consisting of conversation, grammar, reading comprehension, culture and literature. Students also develop skills important to civic engagement, including translation, transcription, working with fluent speakers and historical materials, language planning, teaching methods, and building domains for the use of Oceti Sakowin language as a medium of communication. The minor complements a wide range of majors in agriculture, communication, education, health sciences and social sciences.
