About Native Minnesota with Rebecca Crooks-Stratton
Tribes are modern, thriving governments and Native Americans make important contributions to Minnesota every day. Yet their stories are often invisible or misunderstood. Join Rebecca Crooks-Stratton, Secretary/Treasurer of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and leader of the Understand Native Minnesota campaign, as she interviews thought leaders and change makers in Minnesota and across Indian Country. This powerful podcast celebrates Native culture, personalities and accomplishments while helping dispel common myths and misconceptions about Indigenous peoples.
Our final episode: Celebrating the Understand Native Minnesota campaign
With the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign ending, so is this podcast. In this final episode, host Rebecca Crooks-Stratton shares highlights from the podcast series and talks about the campaign’s successes in Minnesota classrooms. She is also joined by two Native students to reflect on their education experiences and SMSC Chairman Cole Miller to discuss what’s next for the tribe.
EPISODE RESOURCES
Understand Native Minnesota: https://www.understandnativemn.org/
Sign up for email alerts: https://www.understandnativemn.org/get-involved/stay-updated/
A Guide to Reliable Native American-Related Teaching Resources: https://www.understandnativemn.org/publications/
Minnesota Native American Essential Understandings for Educators: https://www.understandnativemn.org/publications/
Minnesota Native News podcast: https://minnesotanativenews.org/
Learn more about Mdewakanton Dakota history and culture at the SMSC’s cultural center: https://hocokatati.org/
13 Feb 2024
Sharing Ojibwe culture and language with Dr. Anton Treuer
Rebecca sits down with author, speaker, trainer and professor Dr. Anton Treuer. Anton is a professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University and author of many books, including “Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask” and “The Language Warrior’s Manifesto.” They discuss Ojibwe language revitalization efforts, writing and the exciting projects he has on the horizon, such as the release of his debut novel, “Where Wolves Don't Die.”
This podcast series is a part of the SMSC’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign that concluded in January 2024. This episode was filmed before the series concluded.
EPISODE RESOURCES
Understand Native Minnesota: https://www.understandnativemn.org/
More about Anton Treuer: https://antontreuer.com/
Anton Treuer’s books: https://antontreuer.com/books
Follow Anton on X/Twitter for Ojibwe Word of the Day videos: https://twitter.com/antontreuer
Follow Anton on YouTube for Ojibwe Word of the Day videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC02Ei64PpI3ET-bMvTAr-sQ
Educator Academies on February 21 and March 14: https://www.understandnativemn.org/register-for-educator-academies-on-february-21-or-march-14/
2 Feb 2024
Examining Native American history with Brenda J. Child
Rebecca is joined by Brenda J. Child, a University of Minnesota professor, historian and author of several award-winning books about Native American history. They cover important elements of Native history that people should know about, like Native boarding schools, and Brenda’s latest endeavor – a new Center for Indigenous Arts at the University of Minnesota.
This podcast series is a part of the SMSC’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign that concluded in January 2024. This episode was filmed before the series concluded.
EPISODE RESOURCES
Understand Native Minnesota: https://www.understandnativemn.org/
Learn more about Brenda’s books: https://birchbarkbooks.com/collections/vendors?q=Brenda%20Child
Dreaming Our Futures exhibit: https://cla.umn.edu/art/news-events/news/dreaming-our-futures-ojibwe-and-ochethi-sakowin-artists-and-knowledge-keepers
Learn more about the work of Dr. Charles Eastman: https://birchbarkbooks.com/collections/vendors?q=Charles%20Eastman
Read “From the Deep Woods to Civilization” Dr. Charles Eastman for free here: https://books.google.com/books/about/From_the_Deep_Woods_to_Civilization.html?id=RG0_AAAAMAAJ
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