NATIVE AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH

NOVEMBER 1 - 30, 2023

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

DEIDRE WHITEMAN
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING HOUSE HEALING COALITION

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15  | 1:00PM ET
THE HISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOLS &
THEIR LEGACY OF GENERATIONAL TRAUMA

Deidre Whiteman is Meskwaki, Dakota, Ojibwe, Hidatsa and an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota. Ms. Whiteman has 18 years of experience in education, including helping to establish a Dakota and Ojibwe language immersion school in south Minneapolis, a first of its kind school in the United States. She has also worked with pre-service teachers at a tribal college, partnered with tribal youth to pursue higher education opportunities, and established health and wellness goals in a tribal community through the public health sector. Her passions are in education, language revitalization, community development, and Indigenous wellness practices. Ms. Whiteman received her bachelor’s degree in education at Haskell Indian Nations University and a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota. She is a lifelong learner and is currently working on her doctorate degree at the University of South Dakota. Her role as a mother, partner, daughter, sister, friend, and auntie guides the work she does and she is always thinking of how to make life better for the next generation. 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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BOOK & MOVIE CLUB: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Join Barry Regan from the Department of Writing & Rhetoric for a discussion of the book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann, and the recent movie of the same name starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese.


View the discussion below.

Killers of the Flower Moon discussion (2023-11-29 18:02 GMT-6)

COMMUNITY CULTURE CROWDSHARE

NATIVE RECIPE VIDEOS

RESOURCES

NATIVE LAND DIGITAL

Native Land Digital is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to documenting the culture of Indigenous peoples around the world. Click on the map and enter any street address to see which Indigenous peoples once inhabited the area. Explore further for addtional resources about the history and language of the tribes and nations.

RESOURCE LIBRARY
Thanks to Beth Lee from MaPS for this comprehensive list of arts, music, books, events, and more!

STUDENT NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL ASSOCIATION

The Native American Educational & Cultural Association is open to any PG student who identifies as Native American, or as an ally to Native American communities. Click here to join today!