Zitkana Duta Win (Randilynn Boucher)

Zitkana Duta Win (Randilynn Boucher-Giago) is an enrolled member of the Diné Nation and a member of the Sissituŋwaŋ Oyate and Bdewakaŋtuŋwaŋ Oyate. She is an Education Consultant and Artist, currently working as a Multi-Immersion (3-5) Lakota Language Teacher at Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. She develops curriculum based on the Dakota/Lakota Language and knowledge infused into math, science, and history. Working with youth to strengthen their identity and cultural understanding, she is also an artist who creates and teaches cultural art forms as a way to empower her community. Randilynn holds a degree in American Indian Studies with a focus in Culture, Language and Ethics from Arizona State University.

Join artist and educator Randilynn Boucher-Giago (Dakota/Diné) and MNHS Native American Initiatives Director, Dr. Kate Beane (Flandreau Santee Sioux) in a conversation about cradleboard making, Dakota motherhood, and the transfer of knowledge from mother to child. Boucher-Giago will also discuss her work during her Native American Artist-in-Residency with MNHS. Watch the video interview: Artist in the Gallery: A Conversation with Randilynn Boucher-Giago