Carrie Cavender Schommer: Dakota Language Teacher Ho-Chunk the narrator details how her

the narrator details how her mother repaired a favorite beaded necklace

but rarely get

some army officers at the fort held African Americans in slavery

But the house is filled with mysterious noises and secrets that only the twins understand

she gained sobriety and reconnected with her birth relatives

Carrie Cavender Schommer: Dakota Language Teacher Ho-Chunk the narrator details how herCarrie Cavender Schommer grew up in a home where Dakota was spoken, but going to school where everyone spoke English kept her from sharing her love of her Indigenous language. As an adult, Schommer spent decades teaching Dakota language and culture at the University of Minnesota and in her home community. From her childhood to her achievements as an educator, explore the inspiring life of Schommer.