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…