Language Classes

Many language classes fill up before we can advertise them in Turtle Speaks. If you would like to be notified of future offerings when they first become available, please add your name to our mailing list and take a few minutes to tell us your learning preferences by clicking the button below – Tižamęh!

Our next offering for beginning Waⁿdat is planned to begin soon after the Gathering & Pow Wow in September so be sure to sign up above to be notified!

Remember: there is always Waⁿdat Wednesdays!  This informal, stand-alone vocabulary class happens on the third Wednesday of every month and is online using ZOOM.

One session is at NOON Central Time and the other is at 8 PM CT.

To sign up, click the button below to receive the Zoom link and reminders.

Be sure to send any comments or suggestions, especially those on your language & culture wishlist, to: bwright@wyandotte-nation.org

Wyandotte Names

Being gifted a traditional name in our Wandat language connects us with our ancestors and highlights our commitment to stand up for Wyandotte Nation. Waⁿdat names are the property of the Nation and in contemporary times are bestowed by our Chief after a tribal citizen completes the application process, which has 3 parts: application form, references (3+), & attendance at a Wyandotte Basics class (offered on ZOOM, 2x a year). Following tradition, the recipient hears their name for the first time during the ceremony at the Pow-Wow Grounds in September.

While you can start/submit an application at any time of the year, new applications are reviewed from October – May.

Note: As this is an intense time-consuming process, a complete application by the May 31st deadline does not guarantee a name will be bestowed that same year. To begin the process click the button below.

If you have been gifted a traditional name in the past, please be sure to add it to our Directory so we can ensure it is not used by anyone else during your lifetime. Tižamęh!

Book Club

The Cultural Center hosts an online book club using ZOOM every quarter. We read new and classic works by indigenous authors. We encourage anyone interested to sign up and attend our sessions – whether you finished the book or not! The focus is on how the book impacts us as Wyandot(te)s & relatives so our discussions are amazing.  Every selection will be available in paperback and audiobook and you are invited to choose which format works best for you.

2024 Book Selections:

• Feb 29, 2024 – Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty (short stories)
• May 8, 2024 – As Long As Grass Grows by Dina Gilio-Whitaker
• Aug 6, 2024 – Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
• Nov 6, 2024 – My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

To register for Book Club (if you never have before) and receive the Zoom link, please click on the button below.  If you’d like to suggest future titles, they…

1. Must be written by a native author.
2. Must be available in paperback.
3. Must be available as an audiobook.