Marcus Wanbli Mato
Grad Students
Marcus Wanbli Mato
Theater, performance, language revitalization
Marcus is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota.
Marcus is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota. He came to the American Indian Studies Master’s program with an interest in Lakota language and culture preservation / revitalization through various forms of storytelling including theater and film. Marcus was recently a teacher of Lakota Language at Oglala Lakota College. He would also like to preserve and revitalize Lakota language and culture through his works as a playwright, actor, and film maker.
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