Grants and projects mark the conclusion of the tribe’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign Prior Lake, Minn. — The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), through its Understand Native Minnesota campaign, today announced $2.3 million in grants and the availability of two new publications to support the teaching of Native American content…
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New mini-grants support learning about Native American content
K-12 educators statewide are eligible to apply for funding from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign.
$80,000 grant will support programming at Lowry Nature Center in Victoria, Minnesota Prior Lake, Minn. — The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), through its Understand Native Minnesota campaign, today announced it is providing an $80,000 grant to the Three Rivers Park District to develop new Native American education programming at…
Tribe gifting 2,000 copies of brand-new book “Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults” at events, online Prior Lake, Minn. — In honor of the beginning of Native American Heritage Month, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), through its Understand Native Minnesota campaign, is sponsoring a large-scale book giveaway of “Braiding Sweetgrass…
Native American teaching resources in Minnesota’s classrooms assessed in new research report
Curriculum materials are of “highly variable quality,” availability is “hit-or-miss,” and educators want professional development help, according to first-of-its-kind resource scan report Prior Lake, Minn. — A new, first-of-its-kind report was released today assessing what teaching resources on Native American subject matter are in actual use by Minnesota educators. The…
Ninety percent of Minnesotans support teaching more Native American content in K-12 schools
New survey shows supermajorities in all demographic groups Prior Lake, Minn. — As Native American Heritage Month concludes, newly released data reveals that Minnesotans overwhelmingly support increasing education about tribes and Indigenous people in the state’s public schools. In a recent statewide public opinion survey, nine out of every 10…
Prior Lake, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) today announced the launch of Understand Native Minnesota, a $5 million, three-year strategic initiative and philanthropic campaign to improve the Native American narrative in Minnesota schools. SMSC Secretary/Treasurer Rebecca Crooks-Stratton, who will lead the campaign for the tribe, announced the…