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It was not until the early 1980s that
Defender Wilson began actively telling stories of her people and their culture for audiences. She has given talks and performed her stories in many venues, including teaching the Dakotah language to school children, at colleges and universities across the United
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After she moved to New Mexico with her husband, Defender Wilson worked in a variety of administrative jobs with Native
American-related government agencies, including family planning and health care, before returning to the reservation in 1976. Much of her early working life was spent helping tribal
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Starting in 1984 and continuing for decades, she portrayed her great-grandmother in a program variously titled as "Good Day, Medicine Woman" or "Good Day, a
Yanktoni Sioux Woman". Her ancestor lived from about 1850 to 1930, and the performance addressed the values and culture of the Yanktoni Sioux
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Defender Wilson has told her stories throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Iceland, and
Germany. Her stories reflect the four main tenets of Dakotah ethics, which are "compassion, being helpful, working hard, and communicating well". She was a Native American Humanities Scholar on an
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The stories she tells speak to the human experience.... Those ancient narratives continue today because they are just as relevant now as they were in centuries past -- love and hatred, joy and sadness, unity and separation, peace and violence, truth and the desire to be better human
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From a young age, Defender Wilson was surrounded by the storytelling of her
Dakotah-speaking family. Her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were all midwives and storytellers. Her grandfather would share stories about places, plants and animals in the Wicheyena dialect of the
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Defender Wilson was one of several Native
American storytellers featured in a 2023–2024 exhibit titled "On the Edge of the Wind: Native Storytellers & the Land" at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in
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Fenelon, James V.; Defender-Wilson, Mary Louise (Spring 2004). "Voyage of
Domination, "Purchase" as Conquest, Sakakawea for Savagery: Distorted Icons from Misrepresentations of the Lewis and Clark Expedition".
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In recognition of her work dedicated to the preservation of oral history and in working for the human rights of Native
Americans, Defender Wilson has served on several boards and commissions, including
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Bonham, Kevin (April 2, 1989). "Blazing Trails in Indian
Education on These Pages is a Cross Section of Notable – Not Necessarily the Most Well-Known – Contemporary Indians in North Dakota".
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As of late 2019, Defender Wilson continues to present her stories and talks in the upper
Midwest. She was the featured guest at the Elder-in-Residence program at the
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Grass, James (July 20, 1988). "Two Native American delegates from South and North Dakota have different goals in mind at the Democratic National Convention".
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featured tribal legend, culture and history presented in the Wichiyena dialect and then in English. She also hosted a Thursday morning call-in show titled
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documentary program that featured Defender Wilson among five other interviewees examining how individuals respond to violence in their local communities.
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In 2010, Defender Wilson was one of four Native American women invited to present the 16th annual Joseph Harper Cash Memorial Lecture at the
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States, at churches, at women's festivals, and at storytelling festivals such as the 2001 American Indian Storytelling Festival in
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Defender Wilson discusses her life, work, and tribal history in a 1999 digital video preservation project by Sitting Bull College
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Lampert Smith, Susan (February 16, 2001). "Words That Mesmerize: Traditional Indian Storytellers Warm the Winter Nights at UW".
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members with land issues, including efforts to compensate Native Americans who lost land or their homes during the building of
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Culler, Leah L. (December 26, 1999). "First a sheepherder, then a code talker and a judge, Wilson gave a lot to his people".
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people and a former director working in health care organizations. Her cultural work has been recognized with a
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fellowship of $ 50,000. She was the first person from North Dakota and the first storyteller to win the award.
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Salter, Peter (December 7, 1995). "Activist remembered for battles: Standing Rock's Dan Defender dies at 69".
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in Washington, D.C. Defender Wilson performed along with fellow Native American storyteller Keith Bear at the
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Video interview for Defender Wilson's 2017 induction into the North Dakota Native American Hall of Fame
1496:(archival material (video file)). Washington, D.C.: Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center.
540:(2006): Defender Wilson performs "The Spiderman Meets the Giant" and "The Star in the Cottonwood Tree"
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Schmidt, Steve (April 6, 1989). "Sinner Signs Bones Burial Law: Bill Protects Indian Burial Sites".
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Voskuil, Vicki (June 6, 1999). "Preserving Tradition: Storyteller shares the past of her people".
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Nicholson, Blake (July 1, 2002). "Grass Fire Disaster: Blaze Destroys South-Central N.D. Town".
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Graham, Carol (July 26, 2002). "Council Establishes Fund for Shields Artist, Neighbor".
1037:. New Orleans, Louisiana. October 1, 2000. p. East New Orleans Picayune section, 2.
141:(Gourd Woman), is a storyteller, traditionalist, historian, scholar and educator of the
1033:"Angela Davis to Speak at Race Conference: Race, Gender, and Class Will Be Discussed".
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Award (1990), for people who "work outside the spotlight to enrich the lives of others"
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One of her two brothers, Dan Defender, was an underwater demolition technician (Navy
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This article is about the Native American storyteller. For the American actress, see
2578:"Above and Beyond: program recognizes Native Americans for significant achievements"
2250:(DVD). Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin American Indian Studies Program.
1621:"Scientist Pearl Young, teachers and politicians among inspiring North Dakota women"
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Evansen, Russell (February 25, 1992). "'Violence' Confronts Problem, Offers Hope".
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Frisinger, Cathy (March 17, 2002). "Herstory: Six Women Worthy of Recognition".
479:(2010): stories collected by Defender Wilson, Paul T. Emch, and Deborah Gourneau
473:(2006): stories by Defender Wilson, translated into German by Michael Schlottner
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1018:"Saving Dakotah: Standing Rock-Area Woman Works to Preserve Native Language".
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Levy, Paul (October 21, 1999). "Gourd Woman Tells Traditional Tales on CD".
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Barraco, Stefanie (March 1, 2002). "CNY Celebrates Women's History Month".
1796:. Bismarck, North Dakota. October 31, 2003. p. Section Dakota Wire, 1B
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Mary Louise Defender Wilson and Keith Bear concert and interview collection
311:("The Way We Are"), was released in 2003. All three of her albums earned a
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2013:
Sundogs and Sunflowers: Folklore and Folk Art of the Northern Great Plains
1764:"Code talkers' stories featured at Smithsonian Exhibit at Heritage Center"
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Sundogs and Sunflowers: Folklore and Folk Art of the Northern Great Plains
2303:. Grand Forks, North Dakota. Associated Press. June 28, 1993. p. 3B.
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Bonham, Kevin (November 2, 1989). "All in all, a great centennial year".
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738:"Mary Louise Defender Wilson: Dakotah-Hidatsa Traditionalist/Storyteller"
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Notable Document Award from the Government Documents Round Table of the
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North Dakota folklorist Troyd Geist has said of Wilson's storytelling:
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2146:(CD). Bismarck, North Dakota: North Dakota Council on the Arts. 2004.
2114:(CD). Bismarck, North Dakota: North Dakota Council on the Arts. 2004.
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poster. The theme for 2002 was "Women Sustaining the American Spirit".
1072:"American folk artists to share native customs, traditions at Purdue"
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In 1988, Defender Wilson was one of 15 North Dakota delegates to the
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1591:"Mary Louise Defender Wilson To Be UW-Madison's Elder-in-Residence"
1553:. Madison, Wisconsin. November 21, 2019. p. Local section, A2.
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2227:(VHS). Bismarck, North Dakota: Community Access Television. 1999.
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In March 2002, Defender Wilson was one of six women featured on a
534:(2004): Defender Wilson performs "The Star in the Cottonwood Tree"
467:(1980s): stories collected by Defender Wilson and James V. Fenelon
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1959:. Bismarck, North Dakota: Standing Rock Landowner's Association.
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Nathans, Aaron (February 15, 2001). "Lessons of Indian Stories".
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North Dakota Council on the Arts 40th Anniversary: A Compilation
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Spirit Woods: Traditional Stories and Songs of Forests and Trees
1189:. Bismarck, North Dakota. October 18, 2015. p. Section E, 4
1022:. Grand Forks, North Dakota. Associated Press. October 29, 2002.
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Wisdom of the Elders: 1999 South Dakota Oral History Collection
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Wisdom of the Elders: 1999 South Dakota Oral History Collection
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In 1999, Defender Wilson released her first spoken word album,
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Storytelling Festival in 2005. She once gave a presentation to
1904:"Pipeline stance complicates Heitkamp's 2nd term Senate hopes"
1100:. Bismarck, North Dakota. April 3, 2008. p. Life section.
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Vision Quest: Men, Women, and Sacred Sites of the Sioux Nation
2273:. Grand Forks, North Dakota. p. The Region section, 1B.
2015:. Bismarck, North Dakota: North Dakota Council on the Arts.
1524:"2010 Cash Lecture at USD to focus on 'Cultural Leadership'"
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Native American Music Award, Best Spoken Word recording for
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Native American Music Award, Best Spoken Word recording for
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project titled "The Respect and Honor Documentary Project".
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Fenelon, James V.; Defender-Wilson, Mary Louise (c. 1980).
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Defender-Wilson, Mary Louise; Schlottner, Michael (2006).
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1770:. Bismarck, North Dakota. p. Section Dakota Wire, 1B
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Mary Louise Defender Wilson and Joey Awonohopay (2016).
930:. Bismarck, North Dakota. December 11, 2003. p. 2C.
896:"North Dakota storyteller receives major artistic honor"
137:(born October 14, 1930), also known by her Dakotah name
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Spirit Mountain: Authentic Music of the American Indian
870:. Vancouver, Washington. February 17, 2000. p. F4.
546:(2007): Defender Wilson performs "The World Never Ends"
528:(2002): Defender Wilson performs "The World Never Ends"
2363:. Bismarck, North Dakota. August 21, 2002. p. 2B.
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Kloberdanz, Timothy J.; Geist, Troyd A., eds. (2010).
1257:. Bismarck, North Dakota. October 1, 2004. p. 3C.
1113:"Women's Festival Features Music, Arts, and Workshops"
803:. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. Variety section, 1E.
2558:. Grand Forks, North Dakota. July 1, 2009. p. D2
1242:. Bismarck, North Dakota. April 24, 1994. p. 6D.
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Mahar, Ted (February 18, 2000). "Vessels of Wisdom".
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Enduring Vision Award from the Bush Foundation (2009)
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Community Spirit Award from First Peoples Fund (2009)
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As one of various artists on compilation recordings:
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Mary Louise Defender Wilson and Bryan Akipa (2001).
2488:. Bismarck, North Dakota. May 15, 2005. p. 42.
2433:"Two North Dakota Artists Get $ 44,000 Grants Each"
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Die Welt Wird Niemals Enden: Geschichten der Dakota
1706:"Heritage Center features new storytelling exhibit"
1490:Mary Louise Defender Wilson and Keith Bear (2006).
1346:Wysocki, Barbara (April 2002). "My Relatives Say".
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Die Welt Wird Niemals Enden: Geschichten der Dakota
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656:North Dakota Governor's Award for the Arts (2003)
538:North Dakota Council on the Arts 40th Anniversary
301:, was released in 2001. A review of the album in
866:"Elders Share Wisdom of Their Cultures at PSU".
591:North Dakota Centennial Commission Award (1989)
413:) during World War II, who later served in the
318:She was a presenter at the 2004 opening of the
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2092:(CD). Lafayette, Colorado: Red Feather Music.
1982:(in German). Frankfurt am Main: Insel Verlag.
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770:(1st ed.). New York: Crown. p. 142.
702:, Minishoshe-Mandan Chapter of Bismarck (2015)
672:Honorary Doctor of Leadership degree from the
442:After the fire, she moved a few miles away to
2532:. Rapid City, South Dakota. November 12, 2008
2378:. Fort Worth, Texas. p. Life section, 3.
705:Native American Hall of Honor inductee (2017)
679:H. Councill Trenholm Memorial Award from the
446:, a community of less than 150 people on the
157:fellowship in 2015, among many other honors.
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2526:"First Peoples Fund Announces Artist Awards"
2406:"Quale, Dyville recognized for work in arts"
2288:. Bismarck, North Dakota. November 23, 1997.
2168:(CD). London, England: Cooking Vinyl. 2007.
2053:(1). University of Minnesota Press: 85–104.
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165:Defender was born on October 14, 1930, near
1253:"U-Mary schedules Lewis and Clark events".
1819:. Farmington, New Mexico. pp. 17, 20.
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1565:"July in North Dakota A Good Time for All"
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1571:. Valley City, North Dakota. July 3, 2019
1275:(CD). Bismarck, N.D.: Makoché Music/BMI.
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698:Women in American History Award from the
2348:. Grand Forks, North Dakota. p. D4.
2315:"NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1999"
2205:(VHS). Wisdom of the Elders, Inc. 1998.
1713:. Bismarck, North Dakota. April 21, 2024
1650:. Grand Forks, North Dakota. p. 1A.
1619:Tuchscherer, Rebekah (August 14, 2020).
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2506:. Bismarck, North Dakota. June 19, 2009
2484:"Graduation 2005: University of Mary".
1597:. Madison, Wisconsin. November 10, 2019
1465:"Today at the First Americans Festival"
1309:(CD). Bismarck, North Dakota: Makoché.
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2651:People from Grant County, North Dakota
2359:"Defender Wilson has had tough year".
2284:"Nominees Wanted for Tribune Awards".
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988:Papatola, Dominic P. (June 14, 2009).
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744:. National Endowment for the Arts. n.d
320:National Museum of the American Indian
253:about climate change on native lands.
2439:. Bismarck, North Dakota. p. 10A
1928:Albrecht, Mike (September 26, 2002).
1834:. Bismarck, North Dakota. p. 1A.
1735:Shebala, Marley (September 4, 2010).
1372:. OCLC Online Computer Library Center
1160:. Mason City, Iowa. February 24, 2005
977:. Bismarck, North Dakota. p. 1C.
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113:William Dean Wilson (married 1969–99)
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2716:20th-century Native American writers
2696:National Heritage Fellowship winners
2431:Grantier, Virginia (June 18, 2004).
1936:. Bismarck, North Dakota. p. 1B
1868:. Bismarck, North Dakota. p. 1A
1790:"N.D. woman's husband a code talker"
1664:Zenner, Stephen (October 16, 2022).
1394:Mary Louise Defender Wilson (2003).
1271:Gourd Woman and Eagle Heart (1999).
949:. Bismarck, North Dakota. p. 1A
700:Daughters of the American Revolution
341:. In 2015, at age 85 she received a
2248:19th Annual Evening of Storytelling
2088:James Marienthal, producer (2002).
1238:"Program to honor medicine woman".
579:19th Annual Evening of Storytelling
282:. The Saturday morning show titled
2721:21st-century Native American women
2711:20th-century Native American women
2612:Audio interview by Scott Simon on
2500:"Area Artists Receive Bush Awards"
2404:Eckroth, LeAnn (January 6, 2003).
2299:"N.D. Roughrider Award Nominees".
1902:MacPherson, James (May 27, 2018).
1070:Jones, Christy (August 28, 2008).
196:In 1954, Wilson became the second
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2393:. Syracuse, New York. p. D1.
1762:Herzog, Karen (August 30, 2011).
1212:. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 1A.
894:Frank, Tracy (December 7, 2015).
683:for Human and Civil Rights (2009)
625:, Best Spoken Word recording for
389:Haskell Indian Nations University
941:Spilde, Tony (August 10, 2007).
448:Standing Rock Indian Reservation
315:for Best Spoken Word recording.
241:and the 20th anniversary of the
171:Standing Rock Indian Reservation
2701:American beauty pageant winners
1111:Herzog, Karen (June 30, 2004).
617:National Endowment for the Arts
424:. She was pledged to candidate
350:University of Wisconsin-Madison
1862:"Is This the End for Shields?"
1860:Winter, Deena (July 1, 2002).
1366:"Defender-Wilson, Mary Louise"
1227:. Portland, Oregon. p. 5.
1096:"'The Power of Story' at UU".
681:National Education Association
644:National Women's History Month
422:Democratic National Convention
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2671:Native American women writers
2666:Native American women artists
815:"Mary Louise Defender Wilson"
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2691:Sitting Bull College faculty
2614:NPR Weekend Edition Saturday
1930:"Ranchers coping after fire"
1443:Native American Music Awards
1439:"Winners A-Z 1998 - Present"
634:American Library Association
613:National Heritage Fellowship
249:scientists at a workshop in
151:National Heritage Fellowship
122:National Heritage Fellowship
2731:Academics from North Dakota
2203:The Humanities Consultation
2191:. p. Look section, 2C.
623:Native American Music Award
602:Nominee for North Dakota's
567:The Humanities Consultation
561:Wisconsin Public Television
313:Native American Music Award
223:North Dakota State Hospital
135:Mary Louise Defender Wilson
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2584:. Minot, North Dakota. n.d
1627:. Sioux Fall, South Dakota
339:University of South Dakota
280:Little Eagle, South Dakota
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2661:Artists from North Dakota
2412:. Williston, North Dakota
902:. Dickinson, North Dakota
517:("The Way We Are") (2003)
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2706:American women academics
2376:Fort Worth Star-Telegram
1737:"A Beautiful Gold Medal"
1569:Valley City Times-Record
1370:OCLC WorldCat Identities
404:Congressional Gold Medal
332:American Folklife Center
219:Fort Yates, North Dakota
2189:Wisconsin State Journal
1551:Wisconsin State Journal
1140:Wisconsin State Journal
444:Porcupine, North Dakota
251:Albuquerque, New Mexico
51:Defender Wilson in 2016
2530:The Rapid City Journal
2410:Williston Daily Herald
1849:. Arlington, Virginia.
1817:Farmington Daily Times
1743:. Window Rock, Arizona
1348:School Library Journal
994:St. Paul Pioneer Press
304:School Library Journal
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191:Dakotah Sioux language
2686:American folk artists
2676:American storytellers
2090:Keep My Fires Burning
2059:10.1353/wic.2004.0006
1908:Associated Press News
996:. St. Paul, Minnesota
819:United States Artists
693:United States Artists
526:Keep My Fires Burning
343:United States Artists
155:United States Artists
126:United States Artists
78:Shields, North Dakota
2504:The Bismarck Tribune
2486:The Bismarck Tribune
2437:The Bismarck Tribune
2361:The Bismarck Tribune
2286:The Bismarck Tribune
1934:The Bismarck Tribune
1866:The Bismarck Tribune
1832:The Bismarck Tribune
1794:The Bismarck Tribune
1768:The Bismarck Tribune
1711:The Bismarck Tribune
1471:. September 26, 2004
1255:The Bismarck Tribune
1240:The Bismarck Tribune
1187:The Bismarck Tribune
1117:The Bismarck Tribune
1098:The Bismarck Tribune
975:The Bismarck Tribune
947:The Bismarck Tribune
928:The Bismarck Tribune
596:The Bismarck Tribune
557:Confronting Violence
498:As featured artist:
297:. Her second album,
215:Sitting Bull College
61:Mary Louise Defender
2616:, December 19, 2015
1469:The Washington Post
926:"Religion Digest".
900:The Dickinson Press
435:was destroyed by a
328:Library of Congress
211:Missouri River dams
198:Miss Indian America
2681:Women storytellers
2556:Grand Forks Herald
2463:University of Mary
2459:"Honorary Degrees"
2346:Grand Forks Herald
2301:Grand Forks Herald
2271:Grand Forks Herald
1889:Grand Forks Herald
1648:Grand Forks Herald
1595:The Daily Cardinal
1035:The Times-Picayune
1020:Grand Forks Herald
943:"Long Time Coming"
853:Grand Forks Herald
766:Doll, Don (1994).
674:University of Mary
604:Theodore Roosevelt
352:in November 2019.
239:Madison, Wisconsin
21:Mary Louise Wilson
2391:The Post-Standard
1396:Un de' che cha pĂ
1210:The Capital Times
1076:Purdue University
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