South Dakota Humanities is offering three free graduate or undergraduate credit hours this summer.
Twenty-five South Dakota teachers and students in South Dakota colleges or universities preparing to become teachers can sign up for the five-day workshop-style Summer Teacher Institute. It is also open to high school students in South Dakota.
The class delves into the history and culture of the Lakota people in South Dakota, including how white settlement impacted them then and now. "EDUC 359/559 Lakota History and Culture: The intersection of Indigenous Life and White Settlement," is a field-trip style workshop based in rural Gregory County.
Daily field trips will go to the Yankton Sioux Reservation, the Rosebud Reservation and to Milk’s Camp, the oldest continuous community in the area. Hands-on learning will be supported with speakers and stories in Native voices.
Teachers will return to their classrooms with a framework of understanding and resources to use in their own lessons.
If you’ve ever been curious about our shared South Dakota history, this class is for you. If you’ve wanted to include more Native resources into your lessons, please sign up. If you need credit hours, we have you covered, for free.
Participants receive one meal per day, field trip transportation in vans, and the cost of three undergraduate or graduate college credits through Augustana. For more information and to register, contact coordinator Barb Richardson at barb7656@gmail.com.
Sponsored by South Dakota Humanities Council and Gregory County Historical Society.
