Enjoy this Kiowa children’s book titled “Èmhâñmémá gàu Séndé” (Mrs. Ant Woman and Saynday) as told by Mrs. Dorothy Whitehorse DeLaune, and read by Hozshona Morningstar Post, an enrolled member of the Kiowa Tribe. Miss Post’s Kiowa name is Sayhn-Peehn-Daw-Gyah-Maw, “Peyote Song Woman,” and she is the oldest daughter of Stephen Robert Post II and Melody Windsong Redbird-Post. She is the granddaughter of Timothy Whitefox Redbird Sr. and Mary Vickland Redbird and the great-granddaughter of Ernest Redbird Sr. and Ruth Whitefox Redbird. Miss Post, 18, is from Anadarko, Oklahoma and has just completed her freshman year at Rice University. She was recently accepted as one of ten Native American college students from across the country to attend the Indigenous Summer Research Program 2022 at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Miss Post graduated as the valedictorian from Anadarko High School in 2021 where she was the President of the Native American Club and active in the Anadarko Public Schools Indian Education Dance Troupe for many years. She serves as a member of the Kiowa Tribe Teen Prevention Network’s inaugural Youth Advisory Council and is a Teacher Candidate with the Kiowa Language and Culture Revitalization Program where she is on track to become credentialed to teach the Kiowa Language to other youth. This book was created by Kiowa Elder Mentors and Kiowa Language Teacher Candidates in December 2021. See the debut of this book during the Kiowa Language Community Outreach Event here: https://youtu.be/4JT3jq3R8YU Find out more about the Kiowa Language and Culture Revitalization Program, including more Kiowa language learning materials, on their Facebook page and the Kiowa Tribe’s website: https://kiowatribe.org/kiowa-language-program This read aloud was created by Hozshona Post for the 2022 Native Summer Learning Camp for use by teachers, students and families.
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