Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announces $2.3 million in grants, two new publications to support teaching of Native American content
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 Minnes...
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K-12 educators statewide are eligible to apply for funding from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign.
A new grant program that is accepting applications starting Dec. 18 will award mini-grants to support K-12 educators as they teach students about Native American culture, history, and modern tribal...
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announces grant to Three Rivers Park District for Native American education programming
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 ...
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announces book giveaway for educators and libraries during Native American Heritage Month
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 give...
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SMSC Wins Minnesota State Fair 2022 Best Award
The SMSC returned to the Minnesota State Fairfor the second year in a row. Last year, the tribe became the first tribal nation in the fair’slong history to host an exhibit.
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Report highlights lack of quality curriculum on Native Americans in Minnesota
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community commissioned the report as part of their Understand Native Minnesota campaign.
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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 Lak...
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Ninety percent of Minnesotans support teaching more Native American content in K-12 schools
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 school...
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Minnesota State Fair exhibit now on display in Shakopee
Free exhibit will be at the tribe’s cultural center now through Nov. 13
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announces first-of-its-kind exhibit at Minnesota State Fair
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) will become the first tribal government to have an exhibit at the Minnesota’s State Fair in the fair’s history during its 12-day run from Aug. 26 thr...
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New podcast series explores Native stories in Minnesota
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC)’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign launched a new podcast series today, entitled Native Minnesota with Rebecca Crooks-Stratton.
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Announce $5M Campaign To Boost Native Education In MN Schools
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) announced a $5 million campaign, called Understand Native Minnesota, which seeks to improve the Native American narrative in Minnesota schools.
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