Emmy (Lorna) Her Many Horses, Sicangu and Oglala Lakota, is a citizen of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. She was born and raised on the Rosebud Reservation before leaving to study at the University of Minnesota, where she earned her BA in Special Education. As an educator, Emmy has taught in community and classroom settings as a Dakota language instructor for children, adults, and in intergenerational settings, and has extensive experience teaching special education in resource and self contained life skills settings. After leaving education, Emmy worked as a non-profit manager overseeing curriculum development and national initiatives that serve Native youth and Native communities across the country.

Emmy and her husband, David, live in Oceti Sakowin Territory with their bulldogs. Away from her work, Emmy is also an author, musician, disability advocate, and Auntie.

Get in touch: lorna@thundervalley.org