Rural Native Nonprofit Receives Prestigious Award for Work to Preserve Dakota Language and Culture

Rural Native Nonprofit Receives Prestigious Award for Work to Preserve Dakota Language and Culture

The effort to preserve Dakota language and lifeways got a major boost when Dakota Wicohan was named the 2025 Greater Minnesota Bush Prize: Minnesota Recipient. This prestigious award recognizes extraordinary organizations that lead their communities toward creative and equitable solutions. As the first-ever rural Native nonprofit to receive a Minnesota Bush Prize, Dakota Wicohan has been awarded $250,000 in unrestricted funding to advance its mi…