Iápi Wakán: Sacred Language

Matthew Spencer B.A., B.Ed.  is a community historian and language instructor from Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation.  He is currently living in Regina and studying ways to improve Nakoda language retention for learners of all ages.  

What is Iápi Wakán: Sacred Language?

Iápi Wakán is a podcast series that brings listeners conversations and presentations in the Dakota/Nakota/Lakota languages of the Seven Council Fires of Oceti Sakowin.

This series includes interviews and presentations from the language conference at Dakota Dunes Resort on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation on May 22 and 23, 2024.