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A Native American girl in traditional dress is superimposed onto a photo of a buffalo.

SDPB provides educational content such as the Tatanka: A Way of Life Lesson Plan, activity ideas, and documentaries like Lost Bird of Wounded Knee.

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This is a screenshot of the Dakota Pathways website. There are four small pictures—a steam train is on the left, followed by a photo of WWII fighter planes, a photo of a kneel boat, and a map of South Dakota.

Dakota Pathways: A History

A Dark Day: The Wounded Knee Massacre (Episode 20) There is no darker day in SD History than December 29, 1890, the day of the Wounded Knee Massacre.

Native American Reservations

Learn the names and locations of the Native American reservations in South Dakota and complete an interesting activity. This video is part of Activity Starters, an animated series.

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Tatanka (Buffalo): A Way of Life

This lesson plan explores how the reintroduction of buffalo to the Native peoples helps them reclaim their identity, culture, and traditions.

— Sioux Messenger Clarence Wolf Guts

— Build a Model of a Sweat Lodge

— Watch: FNX | First Nations Experience (coming soon)

Photo of the Red Horse Winter Count at the Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum, Saint Francis, South Dakota.

Waniyetu Wowapi (winter count)

A winter count is a pictographic record of historical/memorable events for a tiospaye (community). Many Plains Indians used the winter count to preserve history. Significant events are recorded for future generations.

For more information about SDPB's Educational Resources,

contact Steven Rokusek at [email protected] or (605) 222-3422