Culture & Language

➤ location

MHA Complex
1 Minne The Drive
New Town, ND 58763

✉︎ Mailing Address

404 Frontage Road
New Town, ND 58763

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
8:00AM - 4:30PM

☎ contact

Phone: 704-770-1255
Fax:

 

Services Provided

An apprenticeship program and Language Resources for enrolled members

Eligible Participants

All enrolled members and people wanting to learn any of our languages.

Area(s) Served

Turtle Island/Awacúáda 

Purpose/Mission Statement

C&LD’s Mentor-Apprentice program brings together students of the languages and those experts that wish to pass to a new generation. They will become the new language experts who can go out into the community and teach our languages to others. We will also create tribal language resources that give learners valuable instruction to help in their language journey.


Staff

Office Staf

Anthony Lone Fight
Director
(704) 770-1255
tlonefight@mhanation.com

Logan Sutton
Language Material Developer/ Mentor
lsutton@mhanation.com

Shaundeen Smith
Curriculum Specialist
(701) 421-7445
shaundeensmith@mhanation.com

Dora Gwin
Language Material Developer/ Mentor

Arikara/ Sahnish

Thomas Plenty Chief Jr.
Arikara Language Mentor
tplentychiefjr@mhanation.com

Margaret Yellow Bird
Arikara Language Coordinator
myellowbird@mhanation.com

Judith Danks
Arikara Language Apprentice
701-627-6195 
judithdanks@mhanation.com

Wambdi Waci
Arikara Language Apprentice 

Quintin N. Plenty Chief
Arikara Language Apprentice 

EyaCoNape Fox
Arikara Language Apprentice 

hidatsa

Carmella Sally White
Hidatsa Language Mentor

Jayli Fimbres
Hidatsa Language Jr. Mentor
(701) 421-5148
jfimbres@mhanation.com

Amber M. Gwin
Hidatsa Language Apprentice
(701) 421-0026
agwin@mhanation.com

Deann Birdsbill
Hidatsa Language Apprentice
(701) 421-6385
deannbirdsbill@mhanation.com

Dion Bolman
Hidatsa Language Apprentice
(701) 421-9636
dionbolman@mhanation.com

Mandan/ Nueta

Elijah Benson
Mandan Language Apprentice
ebenson@mhanation.com

Bheri Hallam
Mandan Language Apprentice
bherihallam@mhanation.com

Denver Spotted Bear
Mandan Language Apprentice
dbspottedbear@mhanation.com


On going Classes