What does each part of the Medicine Wheel represent? What do the colors mean? How does the Medicine Wheel help us understand life? Are there symbols that are important to me in my life? What are they and why are they important to me? How do symbols, colors, etc. impact my life? Do they help…
What does the word kunci mean? Who is Iktomi? How does Iktomi help to teach lessons? What was/is my relationship like with my grandparents? What role do/did they play in my life? Are there stories about my family’s history that I have been told to help me learn a lesson? What are they? Have I…
Why does the circle in Dakota culture move clockwise? What does the phrase, “Aki apa” mean? How does focusing on aki apa help in difficult times with others? Have I ever had to deal with a bully? If so, how did I handle it? Did anyone ever help me learn how to deal with bullies/difficult…
What is a guardian angel? How is it similar to the spirit Demus speaks about? How does having an education impact a person’s experience in the world? Why was it important to some families that their children attend boarding schools in the past? How do I feel about spirits or angels in my life? How…
Where is St. Michael’s Boarding School? What years has it been open? Why were people punished for speaking indigenous languages in the boarding schools in the past? Why were students not allowed to pray in their traditional language? What was the goal of the boarding schools in the past? Have I ever attended a school…
Why did people have to haul water with a sled in the past? Where did they get it? What did they haul it in? What are kerosene lamps? Why were kerosene lamps needed in the past? Is there someone in my life that has told me about what life was like long ago? What do…
What are levels of societies? What are age societies? How do societies help young people as they develop their sense of identity? What does it mean to achieve “Warrior Status?” In what ways are stories essential to individuals’ upbringings? Have I ever belonged to a group related to my family or because others in my…
How do various Native American tribes give individuals names? How did the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara people come to be one recognized tribe? (“Three Affiliated Tribes” or “MHA”) What are “Plains People”? What programs help people teach in Native communities in order to pay off school loans? What is “Historical Grief”? What are the “public…
How does implementing local cultural learning opportunities impact the culture of the school? How do coyote and other trickster stories help students learn how not to behave? How does learning about one’s culture help to develop a sense of identity? Have I ever had opportunities through my school experience to learn about my own culture…
What is a bundle? What kinds of things are kept in a bundle? Who keeps the bundle for a family? How is that person chosen? What is an example of a protocol for caring for a bundle? In what ways are the caring for and importance of bundles similar to caring for and using the…