North Dakota Native American Essential Understandings

Authors

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
JT Shining Oneside, Turtle Mountain (Chippewa)
Carol Davis, Turtle Mountain (Chippewa)
Eugene Hale, Spirit Lake (Dakota)
Oliver Gourd, Spirit Lake (Dakota)
Demus McDonald, Spirit Lake (Dakota)
Marilyn Hudson, Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara)
Linda Gourneau, Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara)
Emma Jean Blue Earth, Standing Rock (Lakota)
Sunshine Archambault-Carlow, Standing Rock (Lakota)
Angeline Fourth Iron Road, Standing Rock (Lakota)

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Description

North Dakota Native American Essential Understandings is a resource booklet intended to help educators better connect with their students from various tribal backgrounds. These seven essential understandings can create a framework for learning that makes students from all backgrounds feel more welcomed and thereby help them thrive in school. Based on research in the area of culture-based education, this material was developed by tribal elders from across the state and published by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

Publication Date

2015

Recommended Citation

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction; Shining Oneside, JT; Davis, Carol; Hale, Eugene; Gourd, Oliver; McDonald, Demus; Hudson, Marilyn; Gourneau, Linda; Blue Earth, Emma Jean; Archambault-Carlow, Sunshine; and Fourth Iron Road, Angeline, "North Dakota Native American Essential Understandings" (2015). North Dakota Tribal History and Culture Series. 6.
https://commons.und.edu/nd-tribal-history-series/6