By LaVerne Whitebear for Arts Midwest. Broadcast version by Kathleen Shannon for Greater Dakota News Service reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public News Service Collaboration “Traditional games ...

Dakota artist Cole Redhorse Taylor brings his heritage to the Timberwolves’ Native American Heritage Night with a bold new design honoring ... he began learning traditional beadwork, ...

On a warm day at Unity Park, many people gathered to watch a game of hide and seek as part of the 11th Annual Great Dakota Gathering on Saturday.

The 26-year-old Bird, who’s majoring in the Dakota language and took the classes online, anticipates becoming one of the tribe’s youngest fluent speakers. “It’s a lifelong mission,” he said.

ISanti Dakotah hemahantan. Do. I come from the iSanti Dakotah (Santee Sioux). It sounds so simple, but learning to introduce myself in the traditional Dakota language formed a powerful connection ...

Despite there being 27,000 Santees scattered across the United States and Canada, including 3,000 in Nebraska, only 15 are fluent speakers. Without active speakers, a tribe risks its language becoming ...