Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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With the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign ending, so is this podcast. In this final episode, host Rebecca Crooks-Stratton shares highlights from the podcast series and talks about the campaign’s successes in Minnesota classrooms. She is also joined by two Native students to reflect on their education experiences and SMSC Chairman Cole Miller to discuss what’s next for the tribe.

EPISODE RESOURCES
Understand Native Minnesota: understandnativemn.org
Sign up for email alerts: understandnativemn.org/get-involved/stay-updated
A Guide to Reliable Native American-Related Teaching Resources: understandnativemn.org/publications
Minnesota Native American Essential Understandings for Educators: understandnativemn.org/publications
Minnesota Native News podcast: minnesotanativenews.org
Learn more about Mdewakanton Dakota history and culture at the SMSC’s cultural center: hocokatati.org

Song: Buffalo Moon by Brulé