LYNETTE ST. CLAIR
Shoshone linguist, cultural preservationist & education consultant on the Wind River Reservation
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Lynette St. Clair grew up in Ft. Washakie, Wyoming, on the Wind River Reservation. A linguist, cultural preservationist, former educator, and education consultant, Lynette is passionate about preserving and sharing the Shoshone language with the next generation and with the world. In 2015 she was awarded the National Johnson O'Malley Teacher of the Year distinction for her implementation of technology to enhance language instruction for the children of the Wind River Reservation.
Lynette serves as a contributing lesson plan writer for the Wind River Education modules and represents an authentic voice for Indigenous people through her involvement with statewide standards initiatives to address how contributions of American Indians are taught in Wyoming classrooms. Lynette's cultural projects include Art for the Sky, HOPA Mountain Cultural Exchange, Five Buffalo Days, and the creation of a language app, Newe Daygwap, for all to learn the Shoshone language. She collaborated with Fort Washakie high school students to develop the first mobile tour of the Wind River Reservation with the travel app, TravelStorys.
Most recently, Lynette works an indigienous consultant for movie and network series to ensure cultural authenticity, historical accuracy, and language coaching for the Eastern Shoshone language.