Senior Dakota language Instructor, Department of American Indian Studies
Cantemaza (Neil McKay) is a Bdewakantunwan Dakota enrolled at Spirit Lake, ND. with his father. His mother is enrolled at Turtle Mountain, ND.. He is the senior Dakota language instructor in the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota, where he also teaches courses on American Indian history, Dakota linguistics, and Dakota language for teachers and the classroom. He co-authored 550 Dakota Verbs and has consulted with numerous organizations on language teacher training and curriculum development. He has a B.A. in American Indian Studies from the University of Minnesota, where he is currently working on an M.A. in a Second Language Education Track.
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