Mary Louise Defender Wilson is a storyteller, historian, scholar, and educator of the Dakotah and Hidatsa people. She’s among this year’s honorees to the North Dakota Native American Hall of Honor.
The NDNAHOH is a partnership between the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, the State Historical Society, and United Tribes Technical College. Makoché Studios in Bismarck produces the NDNAHOH videos. You can see her video here, and all the videos here.