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28 sie 2024 · We value: Language, culture, and the significant and complex history of Indigenous peoples. The input of Minnesota's Tribal Nations and communities. The perspective of parents and students. The gifts and unique cultural needs of American Indian students. Effective and innovative programming options.
- Indigenous Education for All
Indigenous Education For All (IEFA) integrates Anishinaabe...
- Indigenous Education for All
Indigenous Education For All (IEFA) integrates Anishinaabe and Dakota cultural, historical, and contemporary contributions into Minnesota’s K-12 curriculum. This initiative ensures students and educators learn about local Indigenous communities, meeting academic standards and addressing educational gaps.
Minnesota has 11 federally recognized Native American tribes, including seven Anishinaabe (Chippewa, Ojibwe) reservations and four Dakota (Sioux) communities. National polling shows that 72% of Americans agree it is necessary to make significant changes to school curricula about Native American history and culture.
As part of its observance of Indigenous Peoples Day, a district may provide professional development to teachers and staff, or instruction to students, on the following topics: (1) the history of treaties between the United States and Indigenous peoples;
8 cze 2022 · 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.
22 maj 2024 · The University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) today announced it has been awarded a $1,155,000 grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) to develop and offer an Indigenous Education for All online course free to the public.
That report, which provided a resource scan of teaching resources about Native American subjects in actual use in Minnesota K-12 schools, recommended six important strategies to improve the way Indigenous content can be learned by future generations of Minnesotans.
