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Kaˀshatstʌslahawi Tracy Williams

Co-Instructor for Teshakonatnʌtshotalhu, Program Lead for Shakotiwʌnakéhtskwas, the Oneida Language Adult Immersion Institute

akaulhá/akowʌ·/she/her/hers

Kaˀshatstʌslahawi is a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. Kaˀshatstʌslahawi is Wolf Clan and is a Faithkeeper in the Oneida community and assists in Oneida ceremonies, Oneida language, and Oneida culture efforts. Her Oneida name, Ka’shatstʌslahawi, means ‘she brings or carries the strength.'

thó nú· akliwá·ke 'that's where about me' (Biography)

ʌyukwalihwanʌ́steke tsiˀ niyukwalihó·tʌ

translates to 'we will treasure our ways'and this encompasses all of our Oneida matters such as our language, ceremonies, songs and dances

Kaˀshatstʌslahawi was the first and former Director of the Oneida Language Department (OLD) within the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. Kaˀshatstʌslahawi served in this role from 2007-2024. She worked with staff to develop On^yote’aka Tsi nitwaw^not^ curriculum, has collaborated with public school districts and area colleges to gain accreditation for the OLD curriculum and is an emerging Oneida language speaker. Her expertise includes: advanced Oneida language proficiency, curriculum and resource development, and program development and implementation. Kaˀshatstʌslahawi holds an adjunct appointment with Fanshawe College (Canada) where she teaches Oneida language. She is currently exploring the ways we can use technology and artificial intelligence in advancing Indigenous language revitalization efforts in ways that also maintain and protect our data sovereignty as Indigenous Peoples.

Tracy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from University of Kansas and a Master of Arts in Native American Linguistics from the University of Arizona. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Arizona. Her research focus is centered around creating Oneida speakers amongst children and adults.

Tracy is a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. Her Oneida name is Ka’shatst^slahawi, which means ‘she is carrying power/strength’. Tracy is Wolf Clan and is a Faithkeeper in the Oneida community and assists in Oneida ceremonies, Oneida language, and Oneida culture efforts. She is a foster and adoptive mom to two beautiful young Oneida boys and resides on the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin. Tracy treasures her work with numerous first language Oneida speakers throughout the course of her life with whom she learned advanced levels of Oneida proficiency. Her work across the Haudenosaunee Confederacy has given her many traditional teachings about Oneida philosophy, traditional medicines, ancestral and holistic wellness, culture, and history. In her free time, Tracy enjoys baking cheesecakes and gardening.

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