Dakota people talk about the beneficial personal and cultural effects of the Bde Maka Ska name restoration.
These videos express the good feeling that Dakota people experience when they see Dakota names for traditional places and visit places that recognize the long relationship of the Dakota to these places. It is important to the culture that Dakota people feel at home in Dakota land.
https://vimeo.com/291752849
Jewell Arcoren, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
https://vimeo.com/336168179
Ramona Kitto Stately, Santee Sioux
https://vimeo.com/298258446
Kate Beane, Flandreau Santee Sioux
Cheyanne St John, Lower Sioux
https://vimeo.com/317347500
Seth Eastman, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
https://vimeo.com/317699458
Syd Beane, Flandreau Santee Sioux
https://vimeo.com/291743765
Neil McKay, Spirit Lake
https://vimeo.com/295613991
Kate Beane, Flandreau Santee Sioux
https://vimeo.com/291746075
Syd Beane, Flandreau Santee Sioux
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