Carrie Cavender Schommer: Dakota Language Teacher Ho-Chunk Beginnings: The Homeward Journey of

Beginnings: The Homeward Journey of Donovan Manypenny is the story of Donovan Manypenny

she gained sobriety and reconnected with her birth relatives

the narrator details how her mother repaired a favorite beaded necklace

the good life

Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific

Carrie Cavender Schommer: Dakota Language Teacher Ho-Chunk Beginnings: The Homeward Journey ofCarrie 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.