Eyapaha, Speaks for the People: A Dakota Name for Avery

Tokoja Avery, guidance from your great-grandfather! You are going to very great in your new work because you love it!

Your Dakota name, you were given, before we knew you were going to hired by ESPN, is Eyapaha, Speaks for the People. Since only an Eyapaha's are only men, we don't add a man to it. It was because an Eyapaha has a very loud voice, that they are men. We had no loudspeakers. Only our voices.

Another way to say your Dakota Name, in a more contemporary way is wičhákičhikaȟwog wičháša "he who broadcasts ( puts it out into the airwaves) for them. Essentially an Eyapaha is a mouthpiece for others, gifted to speak on behalf of others. I like, Eyapaha! All the African Tribes and Nation, as well, have a special man, an Eyapaha, as well!