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S2E9: Alex & Camille(Sine) Firethunder
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Alex FireThunder is the Chair / Director of the Lakota Studies Department at Oglala Lakota College. He resides in Kyle, SD on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. As an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, Alex brings a wealth of experience to his role, holding a BSW in Social Work, MA in Lakota Leadership, and a Lakota Language Certificate from Oglala Lakota College. As a seasoned educator, Alex has taught Lakota to pre-K on up to the college level for the past ten years. A musician and NAMMY award-winning song composer, he founded Hóyeya, a platform for promoting Lakota language content. Alex believes in the transformative power of language in shaping a strong Lakota identity which is reflected in how he and his wife raise their three beautiful children in the language.
Camille Sine-Firethunder is a mother, wife, language learner, former teacher, and content creator for the Lakota/Dakota Language platform HOYEYA. Camille is an enrolled tribal member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and currently resides in Kyle, South Dakota with her husband Alex and their three children. After being a classroom teacher for seven years, Camille is now a stay-at-home-mom. She has recently become known for her children's show published on YouTube called "Language For Littles with Thunwin Camille". Her show draws inspiration from the YouTube sensation Miss Rachel, but rather than focusing on English speech development, Camille puts her attention to the underserved and underrepresented Lakota / Dakota children and their Lakota/Dakota speech development and acquisition. Her life's mission is to be a good mother and wife and to learn and raise her children in the Lakota and Dakota language.
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