It is very important to ask Dakota people to share their history, culture, and language with your classroom to promote the accurate, non-biased, and balanced view of American history.
Land, Language & Culture
- Bdote Memory Map. Web interactive and resources.
- Dakota Wicohan. Tools and resources for Dakota language
- National Museum of the American Indian. Collections and classroom resources.
- NativeWeb. Education and Youth Resources: k-12.
- Oyate. Catalog of books that have appropriate portrayals of Native peoples, compiled by Native people.
History
- DocsTeach. Docments and activities. The National Archives.
- Indians of the Midwest: Past and Present. The Newberry.
- Lakota Winter Counts. An online exhibit and resources. The Smithsonian.
- Library of Congress. Digital collections and classroom resources.
- National Museum of the American Indian. Collections and classroom resources.
Today
- Indians of the Midwest: Past and Present. The Newberry.
- NativeWeb. Education and Youth Resources: k-12.
- Waziyatawin. Educator and Activist.
Films
- Dakota Conflict. Explores the causes, events and aftermath of the fierce fighting that broke out in 1862 between Minnesota's white European settlers and the native people of the state.
- Dakota Exile. Beginning in 1862, the federal and state government began to drive the Dakota people from Minnesota. The story of their exile is told through the words of Dakota elders and tribal historians.
- Minnesota, a History of the Land. Film and guide. The University of Minnesota.
- Oceti Sakowin: The People of the Seven Council Fires. Native American Public Telecommunications. Movie and resources.
- We Shall Remain. Film about Native American history with teacher's guide. PBS.
Teaching Tools & Lesson Plans
- A Dakota Creation Story lesson. Minnesota Humanities Center.
- American Indian Issues: An Introductory and Curricular Guide for Educators. The Wild Rivers Teaching American History Project.
- Dippie, Brian W. “American Indians: The Image of the Indian”. Nature Transformed, TeacherServe®. National Humanities Center.
- Grinde, Donald A. Jr. “Teaching American Indian History: A Native American Voice”. American Historical Association.
- Kidwell, Clara Sue. “The Effects of Removal on American Indian Tribes”. Nature Transformed, TeacherServe®. National Humanities Center.
- Native Words Native Warriors. The National Museum of the American Indian.
- The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, comp. Beyond Cowboys and Indians: Enabling Teachers to Broaden Their Tools for Teaching About the Plains Indians. Scribd. N.p., 2009.