Certification:
Requirements
SDCL 13-1-48 requires completion of a three-credit-hour course in South Dakota Indian Studies.
SD Indian Studies Course Strands
- Language and Cultural Awareness:
- Establish a fundamental awareness of cultural dynamics such as race and gender bias, stereotyping, assumptions, etc.
- Examine the culture of Lakota/Dakota people, their world view, values, kinship system, oral tradition, health, economy and environment.
- History:
- Survey the history of Indian/White encounters and that of South Dakota from early contact to the present.
- Study U.S. federal Indian policy, land and trade conflicts, treaty and legislative history.
- Cover contemporary legal and political issues such as sovereignty and jurisdiction on and off the reservation.
- Educational Theory and Background of the Traditional Education:
- Inquire into traditional tribal education.
- Summarize the history of church, federal, public and tribal education of Indian leaders.
- Explore legislative issues regarding Indian education such as Title V or Title VII.
- Implementation and Strategies of Indian Learning Styles, Curriculum Development and Authentic Assessment:
- Examine school and community relations.
- Analyze questions of Indian learning and teaching styles.
- Conceptualize and encourage integrated curriculum development.
- Evaluate authentic assessment.
Approved South Dakota Indian Studies Courses at South Dakota Institutions
| Approved South Dakota Indian Studies Courses at South Dakota Institutions | |
|---|---|
| AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY | BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY |
| NAST 320 Native American Social Systems NAST 352 History of Lakota/Dakota |
INED 411/511 South Dakota Indian Studies |
| DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY |
|
INED 211 South Dakota American Indian Culture & Education |
EDU 635 American Indian History and Culture EDU 335 American Indian Education |
| KILIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE |
| INED 211 South Dakota Indian Studies |
EDN 360 Indian Studies |
| NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY | OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE |
| INED 411/511 South Dakota Indian Studies |
ED 303E Indian Studies for Education |
| PRESENTATION COLLEGE | SISSETON WAHPETON COLLEGE |
| HS 313 History and the American Indian |
DKT 279 Teaching the Native American Child |
| SINTE GLESKA UNIVERSITY | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY |
| ED 339 Indian Education ED. 663 Indigenous World Views |
AIS 211 American Indian Culture and Education |
| UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA |
| EDU 231/533 Native American Studies |
INED 411/511 South Dakota Indian Studies INED 211 SD American Indian Culture and Education |
| Approved Online South Dakota Indian Studies Courses | |
|---|---|
| DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE (summer only) |
| EDU 335 American Indian Education EDU 635 American Indian History and Culture |
EDN 360 Indian Studies |
| Oglala Lakota College | Black Hills State University |
| ED 203 Indian Education ED 303E Indian Education |
INED 411/511 South Dakota Indian Studies |
| Northern State University | University of South Dakota |
| INED 411/511 South Dakota Indian Studies | INED 411/511 South Dakota Indian Studies |
| Dakota State University | Brandman University |
| INED 411 South Dakota Indian Studies INED 211 South Dakota American Indian Culture and Education |
EDDU 9827 – South Dakota Indian Studies |
| SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | |
|
AIS 211 American Indian Culture and Education | |