Post by cinemo on Dec 11, 2016 12:12:25 GMT -5
Edwin Benson, the last-known fluent-speaker of the Mandan language, passed away on December 9, 2016.
Edwin Benson or Ma-doke-wa-des-she, modern Mandan orthography: Wéroke Wáatashe, Iron Bison , was born 1931 on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. He taught Mandan at Twin Buttes Elementary School, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of North Dakota in 2009 He has been involved in efforts to teach the basics of Mandan to youth.
Some information about him .
www.wisdomoftheelders.org/turtle-island-storyteller-edwin-benson/
Here you can see and hear him with the story of Black Wolf . The story was told in Mandan Language, now equipped with subtitles. :
Rest in peace , Edwin Benson
Edwin Benson or Ma-doke-wa-des-she, modern Mandan orthography: Wéroke Wáatashe, Iron Bison , was born 1931 on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. He taught Mandan at Twin Buttes Elementary School, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of North Dakota in 2009 He has been involved in efforts to teach the basics of Mandan to youth.
Some information about him .
www.wisdomoftheelders.org/turtle-island-storyteller-edwin-benson/
Here you can see and hear him with the story of Black Wolf . The story was told in Mandan Language, now equipped with subtitles. :
Rest in peace , Edwin Benson