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On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a look at a new bill that aims to improve Native education in U.S. public schools.

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community offered 10,000 free copies of the book to Minnesota teachers this month, part of the tribe’s multimillion-dollar Understand Native Minnesota campaign to change the classroom narrative about their past and present.

Over 200 educators across the state convened at the first-ever Educator Academy hosted by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community on Tuesday, April 18, at Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake.

The Lowry Nature Center will add interpretive signs to a nature trail to highlight Dakota history and cultural connections to the outdoors.

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community honored the start of Native American Heritage Month this November by sponsoring a statewide book giveaway.

This week, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is sponsoring a series of events for Gray Smith. Students and teachers will get to hear from the author and receive free copies of the book, gifted by the SMSC.  

The hope is for non-Native students to learn about a history and culture that has deep roots in our state, and for Native students to feel authentically represented.

A thorough research study of K-12 education in Minnesota drives home the need to develop appropriate, and timely, education materials for use in classrooms and at programs to help educators gain knowledge necessary to teach about Native Americans.

A new report commissioned by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) found that most K-12 Minnesota teachers don’t have the confidence or tools needed to teach about Native Americans — and that the resources available vary widely in quality.

Minnesotans across the political spectrum want to see an expanded curriculum on Native American culture, history and tribal government. That’s according to a survey conducted by the Understand Native Minnesota campaign.