Angel Sobotta

Biography

Angel Sobotta is an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe. In January, she joined Washington State University in the Department of Teaching and Learning and the College of Education as a Cultural Studies Lecturer at WSU Pullman. Angel will also continue teaching language classes for her community, where she has worked for the Nez Perce Language since 1998. She has also taught language at the Nez Perce branch of the Northwest Indian College, Lewis Clark State College, University of Idaho, and Washington State University.

Angel received a Master’s degree at the University of Idaho in 2013. In May 2023, she defended her dissertation and walked in the graduation ceremony for her education doctorate research at the University of Idaho. She is near completing her edits. The title of her research is Titwáatit, Nimipuutímt, Wéetes: Niimíipuu Ha’áyat Ceptemelíxnikt Nimipuuwíitki kaa Cukwenéewit.

The Stories, Niimíipuu Language, Land: Niimíipuu Women Investigating the Niimíipuu Way of Thinking and Knowing.

Angel is a Nez Perce Appaloosa Horse Club member and has owned four horses. She is a member of Luk’upsíimey – North Star Collective, which revitalizes language creatively through writing. Angel loves riding horses and bikes, swimming, camping in the mountains, dancing and powwow dancing, weaving, beading, sewing regalia, performing, and playing basketball and softball. Fun facts: Angel did stand-up comedy once and has done some film work.

She lives on the Nez Perce reservation, a proud Lapwai Wildcat 4 Life! Angel is part of the M-Y Sweetwater Appaloosa family with four brothers and sisters and parents Rosa and Jon Yearout. Angel is married to Bob Sobotta, and their children are son Payton Francis, daughters Glory Rose, Grace Victory Joy, and Faith Mae Angel (ages 23, 21, 20, and 16 in 2024).