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…
What does it mean to be a veteran? How does a person become a veteran? What are ways we can honor veterans? Are there veterans in my family? What branches of the military did they serve in? How does my family feel about the military? Why? Why is it important to have reminders of how…
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…
In what way does food add to sharing our culture with others? How are protocols, such as the order people are fed, opportunities to show and teach respect and promote culture? How does prayer and smudging help promote culture and language? What role does food play in my family’s gatherings? Are there protocols in my…
In what ways do the NDNAEU help the indigenous people of North Dakota tell their own story? Why is it important to learn about a culture directly from the people within the culture? How does it help? How do individual perspectives change when we are able to learn about others’ stories directly from them and…
Why weren’t the indigenous cultures and languages taught in North Dakota in the past? What did it take to get culture and language courses approved and added as courses in the state? What languages are currently taught in ND? What languages do I personally know and speak? How did I learn them? Is there a…
What is/was a boarding school? Why were many boarding schools built in our area of the country in the past? What are/were some good things about boarding schools? What are/were some negative impacts of the boarding schools in this area? What was my school experience like? Was there ever a time that I “went away”…
Who are some examples of people that the younger generation tends to emulate? Why do young people tend to try to “be like” the people they follow? How does it help them? How is teasing in the traditional Hidatsa way different from what many people consider teasing in general? Is there someone in my life…
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…
When is the time of year for stories to be told? When were stories shared in the past? How were they shared? Why are the stories important to identity and history? What role did/do dogs play in the Hidatsa culture? What role did/do horses play in the Hidatsa culture? How did horses and hunting abilities…