Celebrating Native American Culture

Traditional use of Tatanka (buffalo)
A four- part PowerPoint series developed by Badlands National Park and South Dakota Public Broadcasting. The PowerPoint series includes a brief history of buffalo in South Dakota. Also, there are photos of buffalo parts, like a buffalo hide and tail. Your students are encouraged to guess the traditional use of the buffalo part and its location on the buffalo.

-We Shall Remain-
Local story share and national show information Website
 

-Circle of Stories-
Independent Lens: Circle of Stories uses documentary film, photography, artwork and music to honor and explore Native American storytelling. Website (Click “Launch Stories” to view interactive) Teachers Guide

-Oceti Sakowin-
SDPB Television and Learning Services
The People of the Seven Council Fires. Their story in their words. Plus a teaching tool  for Native American students. (more)

-The Tribes of Dakota-
SDPB Radio
The documentary examines subjects like treaty rights, cultural survival, poverty, respect for the elders, the role of women, urban life, casinos, and the future. Tribes of Dakota will be available via Internet for listening on-demand at SDPB.org under “Radio” on the left side menu. (more)  (Tribes of Dakota II)
(Tribes of Dakota III: The Story of Zitkala-Sa)

-The Heartbeat and Rhythms of Our Relatives-
Honoring Native American Culture Through Music.
 This great SDPB Radio original production honors Native American culture and heritage through music. (Click to hear great Native American music)
 

-The Spirit of the Dance: Wacipi-
Native American culture, history and dance come alive in this original SDPB TV production. (Watch it)

 

-Lost Bird-
Late in the 19th century, a Lakota child survived a massacre and was adopted by a prominent white couple, only to endure a life of racism, abuse and poverty. Her poignant story is told in Lost Bird Of Wounded Knee. The program is based on the acclaimed book, Lost Bird of Wounded Knee: Spirit of the Lakota, by Renee Sansom Flood. (Watch it) (Program details and guides) 

-Dakota Pathways: A History-
Explore South Dakota History in a whole new way!
(Click here for teacher materials and to watch the series)

-Dakota Life-
SDPB Television regularly goes in search of the things and people that make our state unique. The result is Dakota Life. Each half-hour show includes three topics.

Suggested Dakota Life episodes:

11/6/2008 Kevin Pourier
9/1/2008 Quilted works of art
9/6/2007 Red Cloud Art Show
6/7/2007 Brule
5/3/2007 Nellie Two Bulls
1/4/2007 Preserving the Sioux Language
1/5/2006 Gabriel Nightshield
11/2/2006 Buffalo Nation
11/3/2005 Contemporizing Tradition
05/05/05 Fort Sisseton
05/05/05 Bear Butte
01/06/05 Michael He Crow 
11/09/04 Petroglyphs 
11/09/04 Mammoth Site
09/02/04 Sioux Messengers
01/01/04 The Quilt Maker
01/01/04 A Style Of Her Own
12/10/03 St. Mary's Boarding School
11/01/00 Rounding Up History: Custer Park Buffalo Roundup
(click here for program archives)

South Dakota Focus
2/20/2009 Native Housing
2/24/2009 Recipient of Living Indian Treasure Award
3/6/2009 Native American Breastfeeding
9/25/2008 American Indian Criminal Justice Study
12/13/2007 Tribal Relations
11/15/2007 Diabetes
6/16/2006 Diabetes
11/17/2005 Lakolkiciyapi Program
4/14/2005 Tribal Relations
11/18/2004 2010 Initiative: Economic Growth On Native American Reservations
11/13/2003 American Indian Health, Troubled Youth
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-Tattoo On My Heart: The Warriors of Wounded Knee 1973-
 The Siege of Wounded Knee in 1973 forever changed the lives of Indian people and captured the imaginations of those who watched it unfold. (Taping rights - 1 year) (more)
(teacher's guide)

-Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State-
Introduction (pdf)
Native American Teacher Guide (pdf)
(more)   (Museum)
(Native Am. Schools)
 

-Kids Meet Crazy Horse-
Travel games, pictures and more
(more)

-SD Midday-

4/13/2009 Victor Runnels
3/26/2009 "Doubt", Obama's Tanka Bar, Global Warming
12/22/2008; 11/19/2008 Voter Suppression on Indian Reservations
9/11/2008 ACLU and Suicide Prevention Week
9/5/2008 Food for Thought, Lydia Whirlwind Soldier
7/22/2008 Will Meya, Lakota dictionary
7/1/2008 Suidice Summit
6/25/2008 Badlands; Fr. Cathal Gallagher
6/19/2008 Cornerstone Anniv; Urinetown; Rosebud
6/10/2008 Frank LeMere
6/9/2008 Hillary's Campaign Finale, Dreams Carved in Stone
6/3/2008 6/03 Primary; Crazy Horse
4/22/2008 Diabetes; Political Junkie
3/26/2008 Military honor; Tourism; Culture
12/18/2007 Indian Water Rights; Sen. Tom Daschle
12/17/2007 Baseball Commentary; Political Junkie; Return of Artifacts
12/13/2007 Tribal Life book; Sports; Culture Critic
11/1/2007 Native Courts; Hispanic Ministry
10/29/2007 Indian Activist Lamere
10/11/2007 Brule, USA Today, New Film
10/8/2007 TRIBES OF DAKOTA II
5/3/2007 Violence Against Women in Indian Country
3/22/2007 Lakota Music - Nelly Two Bulls
2/13/2007 Lakota Cultural Map of SD
8/9/06 Sturgis Bear Butte Dispute
4/19/06 John Trudell, Native American Activist & Artist
3/16/2006 Indian Law Symposium
2/15/2006 Lakota, Dakota & Nakota Love Songs
2/8/2006  Tourism and Native Americans
1/19/2006  Native American Lawmakers
10/11/2005 Native American issues
8/24/2005 NCAA ban on Native American nicknames
2/10/2005 Native American Issues in Pierre
10/19/2004 Indian Radio and Journalism
8/6/2004 Food for Thought - Small towns, Native American fiction
1/26/2004 Native Voice Film Festival
1/15/2004 Native American Issues in the Legislature

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-Dakota Digest-

4/20/2009 Lakota Chief Dave Bald Eagle
4/21/2009 Native Teen Suicide
4/23/2009 Pine Ridge Buses
4/27/2009 Red Bird Walking Eagle
4/13/2009 Victor Runnels
12/8/2008 Native American Economy
12/4/2008 Hoop Dancing
11/21/2008 Rosebud Habitat for Humanity  
11/18/2008 Native American Engineers  
11/17/2008 Reservation Turnout
11/13/2008 Lakota Language
11/4/2008 Tribal Elections In South Dakota
10/30/2008 South Dakota's Native American Vote
10/17/2008 Lakota Language School
10/13/2008 Italian Pianist and Native American Composers
10/10/2008 Zitkala-Sa
9/22/2008 Indian Education Summit
9/8/2008 Tribes and Tower
7/29/2008 NAWHERC
7/22/2008 Lakota Dictionary
7/4/2008  Mt. Rushmore Village
6/18/2008 Impacted Nations
6/6/2008 Dreams Carved
6/5/2008 Crazy Horse Blast
4/30/2008 Crazy Horse Conference
3/26/2008 Lakota Bible
3/3/2008 Medal of Honor Awarded
2/7/2008 Eagle Butte Business Award
1/28/2008 Lakota Nation
1/9/2008 Tribes & Water
12/18/2007 Sitting Bull Artifacts
11/9/2007 Brule
11/2/2007 Native American Energy Group
10/23/2007 Boosting Native Education
10/10/2007 Reconciliation Anniversary
10/9/2007 Rosebud Economic Development
10/5/2007 New Lakota Language School
8/14/2007 Rosebud Suicide Taskforce
7/31/2007 Whiteclay
7/30/2007 Bison
7/13/2007 STORYCORPS: Jerome Kills Small
6/21/2007 STORYCORPS: Laroche
5/14/2007 Tribal Graduation
5/15/2007 Native Journalists
5/16/2007 Native Hip-Hop
5/2/2007 Woodrow Keeble, Part I
3/2007 Woodrow Keeble, Part II
4/26/2007 Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
2/22/2007 Lakota Games
2/20/2007 SD Indian Business Conference
2/16/2007 Indian Education
2/13/2007 Urban Indian Health
1/30/2007 Native Candidates
12/14/2006 Looking Horse
12/5/2006 Standing Rock Suicide Prevention
11/22/2006 Cheyenne River Senior Center
10/26/2006 Native Voice Film Festival
10/6/2006 Expansion of the Royal River Casino
10/5/2006 Tribes of Dakota: Grandma Dora
10/4/2006 Tribes of Dakota: Lakota Healers
10/3/2006 Tribes of Dakota: Urban Tribes Montage
10/2/2006 TRIBES OF DAKOTA: John Around Him
9/19/2006 Bay Swim
8/21/2006 L. Frank Baum Descendents
8/16/2006 Cheyenne River Sioux Teen Center
8/11/2006 Bear Butte vs. Development
7/21/2006 Sturgis - Bear Butte Controversy
7/6/2006 Crazy Horse
6/5/2006 Indian Kids Gear up for College
4/27/2006 BIA Redistricting
4/21/2006 Reservation Clinic
4/20/2006 Lakota Diet
3/30/2006 Lakotas on Iraq
3/23/2006 Cheyenne River Census
3/20/2006 Indian Law Symposium
11/4/2005 Native Community Development Financial Institutions
10/18/2005 Indian Education Conference
10/11/2005 Red Hawk Flute
10/6/2005 Buffalo County Poverty
9/26/2005 Reservation builds hopes on scenic by-way
9/8/2005 Whiteclay
8/19/2005 Tribal Issues
6/15/2005 American Indian Journalism Institute
5/2/2005 Native Voice Film Festival
3/2/2005 Tattoo On My Heart
2/23/2005 Tribal Leaders Meet with U.S. Forest Service
2/15/2005 New Indian Education Director
Click for programs produced during 2001 – 2004