Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series: North Dakota Poet Laureate
The very first Native American to be appointed by North Dakota lawmakers as the state’s poet laureate is Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa...
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CREA.ND
- Jun 15
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series: Tribal Makeup/Enrollment Part 7: Current Populations
According to the 2020 U.S Census Bureau, the current population of Native Americans in the United States is 6.79 million, which is about...
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CREA.ND
- May 30
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series: Tribal Makeup/Enrollment Part 6: Relocation
In the early 1950s, the U.S. Congress, by enacting certain laws, continued their attempts to terminate the government’s trusteeship of...
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CREA.ND
- May 17
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series: MMIW
Last week, The National Partners Work Group on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) and the MMIW Family Advisors organized a...
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CREA.ND
- Apr 4
- 2 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series: Tribal Makeup/Enrollment Part 5: Name Changing
One’s identity is wrapped within their given name. There is always lots of thought and love that goes into naming a child, with emphasis...
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CREA.ND
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series: Tribal Makeup/Enrollment Part 4: Boarding Schools
“The Native American boarding schools of the 1800’s and early 1900’s left a crater in Native American societies.” - Rebecca Peterson...
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CREA.ND
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in ND Series: Tribal Makeup/Enrollment Part 3: Blood Quantum
Lineal dependency is one of the major aspects of Tribal enrollment. What it means is that to be a member of a tribe, you should be born...
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CREA.ND
- Feb 20
- 3 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Tribal Makeup/Enrollment Part 2: Dawes Act
For what is known as the United States, the US government signed international treaties with various Indigenous tribes to achieve 95% of...
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CREA.ND
- Jan 31
- 2 min
Understanding Indigenous Culture in North Dakota Series: Dr. Anton Treuer
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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CREA.ND
- 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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CREA.ND
- 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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CREA.ND
- 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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CREA.ND
- 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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CREA.ND
- 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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CREA.ND
- 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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CREA.ND
- 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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CREA.ND
- 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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CREA.ND
- 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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CREA.ND
- 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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CREA.ND
- 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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