Carrie Cavender Schommer: Dakota Language Teacher music We are not a part

We are not a part of history

land stewardship

and activist interventions

She questions our relationship with words about Indigenous peoples by exploring their etymologies

while his father crafted harpoons for captains

Carrie Cavender Schommer: Dakota Language Teacher music We are not a partCarrie Cavender Schommer grew up in a home where Dakota was spoken, but going to school where everyone spoke English kept her from sharing her love of her Indigenous language. As an adult, Schommer spent decades teaching Dakota language and culture at the University of Minnesota and in her home community. From her childhood to her achievements as an educator, explore the inspiring life of Schommer.