Dakota Datebook: Teachings of Our Elders
Dakota Datebook: Teachings of Our Elders narratives assign meaning to Indigenous values, as told by Indigenous people.
This series is part of the North Dakota Native American Essential Understandings developed by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Educators Scott Simpson and Sharla Steever drew these Dakota Datebooks from elder interviews. More resources are available on the website.
Select narratives from Teachings of Our Elders are available on PBS LearningMedia, along with discussion questions. Find them here.
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In this episode of Dakota Datebook. We'll listen to Jessie Cree, enrolled member of Turtle Mountain Band of the Chippewa talk about birch bark scrolls and life's purpose. -
In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we'll listen to Scott Davis, enrolled member of Standing Rock Nation, talking about how this is Indian country.
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In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we'll listen to Charles Hunter, enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, talking about where I'm from.
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In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we'll listen to Mark Bluestone, enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation, discuss the importance of feeding people.
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In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we listen to Kevin Finley, enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation, tell the story of Reverend Edward Goodbird.
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In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we listen to Kevin Finley, enrolled member of the Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation, talk about "A Time for Stories."
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Native American Essential Understanding number six is about native contributions. It states native people continue to contribute to all levels of society, from local to global in diverse fields, including medicine, science, government, education, economics, art, music, and many more.
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In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we'll listen to Patricia Christensen, enrolled member of the Spirit Lake Dakota Nation, in part one of her interview concerning traditional foods.
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In this episode of Dakota Datebook we'll listen to Diane Fox, enrolled member of the Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, talk about the Eloise Cobell lawsuit.
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In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we'll listen to Diane Fox, enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, as she talks about the Fort Laramie Treaty and the Dawes Act.
Dakota Datebook: Teachings of Our Elders is produced with support from and in collaboration with the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.