Tag: Cultural Traditions
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North Dakota storyteller receives major artistic honor
FLASHER, N.D. – Mary Louise Defender Wilson has received many honors and awards in her 85 years. But the Dakotah and Hidatsa traditionalist and storyteller said she was surprised to learn she had received a $50,000 United States Artists fellowship, one of the most prestigious arts fellowships in the country. “Honors and recognition have been…
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Via Slate.com: Do American Indian Students Perform Better When They Have American Indian Teachers?
HAYS-LODGE POLE, Montana—When Aloha Shortman asked her sixth-graders to find Italy on a world map during a social studies lesson last August, they couldn’t do it. One student’s finger landed on Brazil. Others grew bored and restless. Shortman quickly shifted gears, searching for a way to make a lesson on the Roman Republic relevant to…
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Via Diverseeducation.com: Honoring Cultural Traditions of Native Graduates
To view previous TEDNA articles and links about eagle feathers and graduation this year, click here, here, here, here, here, and here. NARF, California Indian Legal Services and the ACLU of CA wrote a letter together for the Superintendent of Clovis Unified School District on behalf of Christian Titman. An excerpt: One of the proudest…