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Dr. Anton Treuer (pronounced troy-er) is Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University and author of many books. He has a B.A. from...
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- Jan 19
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Tribal Makeup/Enrollment - Part 1: Treaties
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was the foundation for the recognition of Indigenous people as distinct tribes in America with sovereignty...
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- Jan 4
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Land Based Learning
Indigenous Peoples have a long and collective ancestral relationship to their lands and natural resources. This relationship is grounded...
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- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Star Knowledge
Our most recent post regarding December 21 Winter Solstice discussed the connection indigenous people have with the cosmos to include the...
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- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Winter Solstice
For 2022, Wednesday, December 21 marks the start of the astronomical winter, also known as the winter solstice. For most North Dakotans,...
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- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Derogatory Name Changes
"I feel a deep obligation to use my platform to ensure that our public lands and waters are accessible and welcoming. That starts with...
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- Nov 23, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Thanksgiving Truth
Every year, millions of people celebrate Thanksgiving. Some come together with family to share gratitude. Others eat around the table and...
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- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Indigenous Family Kinship
Kinship is at the heart of Indigenous society. The notion of family in Indigenous culture is closely tied to the theme of kinship and...
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- Nov 9, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Indigenous Veterans
On November 11, the United States will honor all military, alive or deceased, on Veteran’s Day and Canada will hold similar country wide...
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- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Traditional Language
Despite 7,000 languages spoken across the globe, half (3.985 billion) of the world’s population (7.97 billion) speaks only 23 of these...
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- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Native American Artifacts and Repatriation
Federal Laws have been passed to prohibit the taking of Native American artifacts from Indian and federal land, including national...
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- Oct 20, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Special Feature - Honoring Kevin Locke
Kevin Locke was TRULY, a once-in-a-lifetime, one-of-a-kind human being and artist. Kevin Edward Locke was born on June 23, 1954, on the...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Truth and Reconciliation Day
Truth and Reconciliation Day (or Orange Shirt Day) is a national holiday in Canada and has seeped over into many indigenous communities...
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- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series - Indigenous Peoples Day
Indigenous Peoples’ Day was created to honor the cultures and histories of Indigenous people. It grew increasingly common as a day...
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- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota series: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Event
The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women is the culmination of a spectrum of violence perpetrated disproportionately against...
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- May 2, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series: Spirit Lake Nation
(Word pronunciations are available when the text is the color purple.) The Spirit Lake tribe, also pronounced as Mni (water) Wakan ("pure...
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- Apr 20, 2022
- 4 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series: One with the Earth
The truth is that for Indigenous People, EVERY DAY is EARTH DAY! Chief Seattle in his Treaty Oration of 1854: “Every part of this soil is...
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- Apr 18, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series: Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate (in the Dakota Language: Sisituŋwaŋ-Waĥpetuŋwaŋ), are located on the Lake Traverse Reservation. This...
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- Apr 7, 2022
- 4 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
North Dakota Ojibwe call themselves “Anishinaabe” which means “original people”. Other indigenous persons and Europeans mispronounced...
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- Mar 25, 2022
- 4 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series - MHA Nation
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes) is located on the Fort Berthold Reservation in central North Dakota...
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