SDSU faculty, students work to preserve Oceti Sakowin language
April 09, 2026
April 09, 2026
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 9 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news:
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SDSU faculty, students work to preserve Oceti Sakowin language
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For centuries, Oceti Sakowin -including the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota dialects -was the human language that flowed over the prairie. A forced assimilation campaign tried to extinguish it.
"Four years ago, I would have jumped on the bandwagon and said Lakota was an . . .
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SDSU faculty, students work to preserve Oceti Sakowin language
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For centuries, Oceti Sakowin -including the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota dialects -was the human language that flowed over the prairie. A forced assimilation campaign tried to extinguish it.
"Four years ago, I would have jumped on the bandwagon and said Lakota was an . . .