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WoLakota Project Professional Development for Educators

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Themes: Land & stewardship, Language & revitalization, Kinship & family, Identity & belonging, Education & learning, Culture & continuity, Racism & representation, Community & responsibility, Economy & livelihoods, Children & young people

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Making Certain Our Children Still Dream SD Indian Education Director Mato Standing High on the Importance of Education A Vision for Indian Education in SD A Conversation with former Indian Education Director Lowell Amiotte Wisdom From Jace “How to Wake Up in the Morning” “Love is My Job on Earth” “The Gifts of Mitakuye Oyasin” “Walking in WoLakota” Language Teaching Issues Language Pt. 1 “Gender & Lakota Thought” with Stephanie Charging Eagle Language Pt. 2 “Respecting Elder Language Speakers” with Stephanie Charging Eagle Language Pt. 3 “A Vision for the Next 20 Years” with Stephanie Charging Eagle Increasing Teacher Comfort Level “ Increasing Our Comfort Level” with Vanessa Iverson “ Teachers Going Deeper” with Vanessa Iverson “ OSEU as Way of Being” with Vanessa Iverson “The OSEU Need to Continue to Grow” with Vanessa Iverson Societal Issues “The Importance of Education” with Drs. Sherry Johnson & Nadine Eastman “Addressing Racism Through the OSEU” with Drs. Sherry Johnson & Nadine Eastman Meeting the Needs of Native Students “A Strengths Based Approach” with Kevin Locke The School Community Environment The School Community as a Family with Velma Kills Back Teaching the Medicine Wheel with Velma Kills Back The Colors of the Medicine Wheel with Velma Kills Back Identity in the Classroom with Velma Kills Back The Significance of Each Understanding “Addressing OSEU One” with Cheryl Medearis “Addressing OSEU Two” with Cheryl Medearis “Addressing OSEU Three” with Cheryl Medearis “Addressing OSEU Four” with Cheryl Medearis “Addressing OSEU Five” with Cheryl Medearis “Addressing OSEU Six” with Cheryl Medearis “Addressing OSEU Seven” with Cheryl Medearis “Culturally Responsive Teaching” with Cheryl Medearis

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