Meeting Pattern

• July 24 - 1:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• July 25 - 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• July 26 - 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
• July 27 - 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Description

 “History and Healing: From Assimilation to Reclamation at Fort Totten Boarding School” will take place at Fort Totten State Historic Site, which served as a Native American Boarding School run by the federal government between 1891 and 1939. The workshop will take place at the historic sites with trips around the Spirit Lake Nation and Fort Totten Days Powwow. Our goal is to tell the history of the boarding school era, specifically through Fort Totten Boarding School and help educators understand how tribal nations, today, are working to revive their communities and culture that the boarding schools tried to strip away. We will utilize members of the Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake Nations who were impacted by the boarding schools, former students, Native American scholars and experts who can address how the nations are working to revive their vibrant cultures. 

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

The participants will:

• Prepare teachers for North Dakota's Native American Essential Understandings (NDNAEU). - Teachers will understand the history and impact of boarding schools on Native American Nations, especially those in North Dakota. - Teachers will learn about cultural traditions that still exist and new innovations based on cultural traditions, practices and beliefs. 
  

Required Materials: 

Garcia, L., & Dietrich, M. (2014). Grass Dance of the Spirit Lake Dakota. Cankdeska Cikana Community College. Lajimodiere, D. K., & Lehman, E. J. (2021). Stringing rosaries: The history, the unforgivable, and the healing of Northern Plains American Indian boarding school survivors. North Dakota State University Press. North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, “North Dakota Native American Essential Understandings” (2015). Bismarck, ND. State Historical Society of North Dakota, “Archival Resources related to North Dakota Indian Boarding Schools.” Bismarck, ND; North Dakota State Archives. Obtained: https://www.history.nd.gov/publications/nd-indian-boarding-schools-resources.pdf North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Teachings of Our Elders -. https://teachingsofourelders.org/

Conference/Course Requitements: 

Attend all contact hours including the Powwow. Complete the assigned paper. Be present and participatory throughout the 4 day workshop.