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Neil McKay is a Dakota Language Specialist in the American Indian Studies Department at the University of Minnesota, where he has been a member of the teaching staff since 2000. His research interests include indigenous language acquisition and Dakota history.
- Where We Stand: The University of Minnesota and Dakhóta ...
Čhaŋtémaza (Neil McKay) is Bdewákhaŋthuŋwaŋ Dakhóta and a...
- C̣aƞtemaza Neil McKay Engaged Campus Award Winner
C̣aƞtemaza Neil McKay is a Presidents' Civic Engagement...
- Dakota Language Program | American Indian Studies | College ...
The Dakota Language Program offers a financial aid program...
- Where We Stand: The University of Minnesota and Dakhóta ...
Čhaŋtémaza (Neil McKay) is Bdewákhaŋthuŋwaŋ Dakhóta and a citizen of the Spirit Lake Nation. He is a senior teaching specialist in American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, teaching classes in Dakhóta culture and history, advanced Dakhóta language, Dakhóta linguistics and language for teachers.
May 16, 2024 · C̣aƞtemaza Neil McKay is a Presidents' Civic Engagement Leadership Award winner. He is a PhD candidate in the Institute of Linguistics , and is the senior Dakhóta language instructor in the department of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota, where he also teaches courses on American Indian history, Dakhóta linguistics, and ...
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The Dakota Language Program offers a financial aid program for University of Minnesota degree-seeking undergraduates and nondegree-seeking continuing education students who demonstrate strong dedication to learning to speak and teach the Dakota language. Preference is given if you are of Dakota heritage, if you demonstrate financial need, and/or if...
Language practicum students earn college credits and a small stipend to assist a full-time Dakota language instructor within a Minneapolis Public School language classroom. The practicum provides you with teaching experience as well as the opportunity to improve your language skills. The practicum also benefits community programs with much-needed c...
We offer a certificate program for Dakota language instruction to help meet our community's need for native-language speakers: 1. Daḳota Iapi Uƞspewic̣akiyapi Teaching Certificate In this program, you can develop a level of fluency in the language that prepares you to conduct your own immersion classroom (taught entirely in the language). We connec...
Where We Stand: The University of Minnesota and Dakhóta Treaty Lands — a discussion on land acknowledgments by Čhaŋtémaza (Neil McKay) and Monica Siems McKay, published in Open Rivers.
Dec 15, 2023 · How to pronounce ‘Mni Sóta Makoce,’ the Dakota phrase that will be on the new state seal. University of Minnesota Dakota language specialist Neil McKay talks with MPR News reporter...
Neil Cantemaza McKay. Teaching Specialist. Director of Dakota Language Program. Twin Cities. Liberal Arts.
