All images and quotes used in this piece are courtesy of Dakota Tyler and his public statements.
At 53, Dakota had done the following things: tended bar in Biloxi, managed a storage unit facility in Tulsa, sold used furniture in a strip mall outside Amarillo, and spent two winters as a night security guard at a closed-down textile plant in North Carolina. She had no children, no pets, no living parents, and an ex-husband who had remarried a woman named Paisley, which Dakota thought sounded less like a person and more like a scented candle. dakota tyler 53
Some people called it giving up. Dakota called it landing. All images and quotes used in this piece
One of the most poignant success stories is a platform that records oral histories from elders in rural communities, preserving language and culture for future generations. Dakota often says, “When we give people tools to tell their stories, the world listens a little more closely.” Some people called it giving up