by Beth Staats
Quick Summary
The Understand Native Minnesota campaign is organizing a One-Read program for schools across Minnesota this November in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society Press!
Text courtesy of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, info@understandnativemn.org.
The Understand Native Minnesota campaign is organizing a One-Read program for schools across Minnesota this November in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society Press!
We are encouraging educators across the state to use Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers in their classrooms to coincide with Native American Heritage Month. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, through its Understand Native Minnesota campaign, is donating 10,000 copies of the book to teachers and schools who request classroom sets.
To request copies of the book, complete this form by Friday, Oct. 6. Books will begin shipping in mid-October.
Voices from Pejuhutazizi is suitable for middle school and high school students. The authors Teresa Peterson and Walter “Super” LaBatte Jr. (both Upper Sioux Indian Community members) share a variety of stories, from family anecdotes to lessons about Dakota culture to Indian Country history. A digital limited-preview PDF of the book is available here.
Once you request your books, there will be more ways to get involved! A teacher’s guide will be available in the coming weeks, and we will be presenting a webinar in October to share ideas on how the book can be used in classroom settings.
