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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.
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Pioneer Specials
Vanessa Goodthunder
Clip: Special | 22m 8s
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.
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