Cansayapi Dakota Immersion Project
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,750
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lower Sioux Indian Community
Recipient Type
Tribal Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
October 2024
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Renville
Project Overview
Objective 1: By 6/30/2025, increase Full Time Teachers with at least intermediate- mid fluency from 2 to 3 at Lower Sioux Cansayapi. Objective 2: By 6/30/2025, increase Dakota fluency of (2) Early Childhood Language Nest Teachers Dakota Language to at lea
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2025 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
2023 Minnesota Session Laws, Chapter 40, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,750
Direct expenses
$65,687
Administration costs
$15,063
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
1. Hire a third full time Dakota Language instructor to increase their language learning, go into classroom to increase language in classroom lessons, and create language learning materials for families and Community based on teacher's lesson plans. 2. Wo
Recipient Board Members
Robert Larsen, Robert Prescott, Joseph O'Brien, Kristi Schoen, Tyler Prescott
Project Manager
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Prescott
Street Address
39527 Reservation Highway 1
City
Morton
State
MN
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