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Vanessa Goodthunder

Vanessa's passions are education, revitalizing Dakota language & working with Native youth

Aired 01/31/2019

Pioneer Specials

Vanessa Goodthunder

Clip: Special | 22m 8s

Vanessa's passions are education, revitalizing Dakota language & working with Native youth

Vanessa Goodthunder, Sna Sna Wiƞ (Snah-Snah Weeƞ) comes from C̣aƞṡayapi (Chahƞ-shah-yah-pee), also known as the Lower Sioux Indian Community. Currently, she serves as the director of the C̣aƞṡayapi Waḳaƞyeża Owayawa Oṭi, a Dakota Immersion Early Head Start and Head Start, the first Dakota Head Start in the State of Minnesota.

Aired 01/31/2019

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