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Mankato Professor Gwen Nell Westerman Named Minnesota's 1st Native Poet Laureate
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(credit: Gwen Westerman) Westerman has written about Dakota history and language. She has won two Minnesota Book Awards for her work about Dakota people called “Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota.” Her poetry collection, “Follow the Blackbirds,” was written in English and Dakota. Her poems and essays have been published in journals and anthologies across the country. Westerman is also a fiber artist.
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