Basic Oceti Sakowin Language Certificate (Undergraduate)
Help Revitalize Native Language!
The basic Oceti Sakowin language certificate provides students a language certificate that marks their achievements in acquiring Oceti Sakowin language at the basic level, of which à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã, Nakota and Lakota are types of dialects. The certificate includes elementary and intermediate language study, with a focus on developing all modes of language production: speaking, listening, writing and reading in an everyday context. The certificate may be completed as a stand-alone program and may be taken by any students regardless of major. The basic Oceti Sakowin language certificate will be a value-added credential to students majoring in several programs in which communication with modern non-English language populations can be vital. Areas of study may include majors/programs in agriculture, American Indian and Indigenous studies, business economics, communication, education, health sciences and social sciences.
- Seek to gain basic language proficiency in Oceti Sakowin language.
- Want to learn about American Indian cultures and Indigenous worldviews.
- Value intercultural communication skills.
- Seek to advance native language revitalization.
- Are interested in community involvement.
- Community and youth development leader
- Tribal or government employee
- Teacher
- Social worker
- University professor
- Healthcare worker
