Unspeunkiyapi/ We Teach Him/Her
By creating an active and joyful Dakota-speaking community learning environment, we anticipate that the proposed Unspeunkiyapi project will result in: 1. A unique language learning model for Dakota youth in rural southwestern Minnesota. 2. Increased trust, confidence, and ability to speak the Dakota language with adults, elders and other youth in our rural region. 3. Sustainable community expectations sills to continue speaking together into the future. 4. Informational language lesson videos made available for youth and adults who are not part of the program.
We project that 75% of the 20 participants will continue speaking Dakota at home and in the community after Unspeunkiyapi ends. At Least 20 Dakota lesson videos will have been produced and made available to the public.