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“You Are On Stolen Land.” Photo courtesy NDN Collective<\/figcaption>\r\n
NDN Collective Responds to Blatant Erasure of Indigenous People in South Dakota Social Studies Standards<\/div>\r\n
Monday, August 16, 2021<\/div>\r\n
Source: NDN Collective<\/div>\r\n
ndncollective.org<\/a><\/div>\r\n

<\/P>\r\nThe following is the text of an August 11, 2021, press release from NDN Collective<\/a>.<\/em>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nRAPID CITY, South Dakota — In response to the erasure of Indigenous history from South Dakota\u2019s newly proposed social studies standards, which includes over a dozen omitted references to the Oceti Sakowin — the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota people who are Indigenous to South Dakota and surrounding states — NDN Collective released the following statements:\r\n

<\/P>\r\n\u201cThe consistent and active erasure of our people is demonstrative of a larger social and systemic issue of white supremacy, racism and clear lack of cultural proficiency that can only be addressed when we begin to be inclusive of the narratives that have been absent and excluded from our education system. Past advocacy efforts of many Native educators and allies for the full inclusion of the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings<\/a> (OSEU) — a set of state recognized standards and curriculum reflecting the thought and philosophy, history, land, language and people of the Oceti Sakowin, or the 7 Council Fires representing the 9 Tribal Nations Indigenous to South Dakota — have been completely ignored under the empty promise of former South Dakota Department of Education Officials who stated that the OSEU would be included when content standards were revised.\u201d – Sarah White, NDN Collective Director of Education Equity \r\n

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<\/P>\r\n\u201cIndigenous children were taken from their homes, mouths washed out with soap for speaking their language, and buried in graves during the boarding school era. That is the legacy of education for Native students in this country– forced assimilation, indoctrination, and erasure. Now, Governor Noem wants to virtually erase us from history books. Kristi Noem is a racist, irresponsible leader. She\u2019s a disgrace to this entire democracy and her actions are absolute violence against Indigenous people. This country needs courageous leadership leaning into transformative change, not leaders who impede human progress and perpetuate outdated white supremacist constructs.\u201d – Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective President and CEO \r\n

<\/P>\r\n\u201cIndigenous students have been the most marginalized demographics in the public education system from the beginning. This is reflected in the achievement gap, the low graduation rates and many other statistics. More importantly, many Indigenous students do not feel a sense of belonging in public schools. Students need to know who they are, where they come from, and see themselves in what they are learning. In educational environments where this occurs, they flourish. Non-Indigenous students also gain a new perspective when they see things from other viewpoints. These changes to the social studies curriculum take us backwards. They are politically based and not in the best interest of our children.\u201d – Mary Bowman, NISN Fellow\r\n

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