Chief Bender's Burden photography The language of the Dakota

The language of the Dakota people was first put into written form by missionaries who lived within and learned from the Dakota community in the Minnesota River valley

This book offers a rare glimpse into what one little girl did with this incredible gift she had been given

dedicated language warriors are powering an upswell

and only English is spoken

and abstraction

Chief Bender's Burden photography The language of the DakotaThe greatest American Indian baseball player of all time, Charles Albert Bender, was, according to a contemporary, "the coolest pitcher in the game." Using a trademark delivery, an impressive assortment of pitches that may have included the game's first slider, and an apparently unflappable demeanor, he earned a reputation as baseball's great clutch pitcher during tight Deadball Era pennant races and in front of boisterous World Series crowds. More