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South Dakota’s Department of Education drastically reduced the number of references to Oceti Sakowin in school social studies standards recommended by a working group of educators, public officials and parents. That would limit lessons on important concepts like treaties, the development of the state’s reservations and key historical figures. At the same time, tribes in Montana are suing the state for failing to adequately comply with a constitutional mandate to integrate Indigenous lessons into public education.
Guests:
Dr. Sherry Johnson (enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) – education director for the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
Sarah White (Oglala Lakota) – director of education equity for NDN Collective, and lead facilitator for the South Dakota Education Equity Coalition
Melody McCoy (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) – senior staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund
Shauna Yellow Kidney (Blackfeet) – mother and plaintiff in the Yellow Kidney v. Montana Office of Public Instruction
Harold Frazier (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe) – Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Shelly Fyant (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes) – Chairwoman of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Break 1 Music: In Beauty (The Remix) (song) Primeaux & Mike (artist) Road to Peace (album)
Break 2 music: Follow Me (song) Twin Flames (artist) Omen (album)
