In March 2019, together with Erin Griffin, Director of Dakota Studies at Sisseton-Wahpeton College in South Dakota, Lise Dobrin and Mark Sicoli attended the International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation in Honolulu, HI. Dobrin and Griffin also attended a field study of the Hawaiian language revitalization program in Hilo, HI. Their attendance was part of the UVa Linguistics Program's collaboration with the tribal college to support their work researching and revitalizing the Dakota language.