Iyekiyapiwi? Darlene St. Clair is an associate professor at Saint Cloud State University, Minnesota where she teaches American Indian studies and directs the Multicultural Resource Center. Her work focuses on several areas including Dakota studies, Native Nations of Minnesota, the integration of Native cultures, histories and languages into curricula and educational institutions. She also studies the arts and cultural expressions of Native peoples. She is Bdewaka?tu?wa? Dakota and a citizen of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota.