Associate Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato
This week, I worked with Caryn Lindsay to revise the Kindergarten Lesson for the Prejudice Reduction Workshops sponsored by the Greater Mankato Diversity Council. This was a great project for me because it combined many activities that I like to Continue reading Recent Work: Similar & Different: Differences make life more interesting!
(North Mankato, MN): Native American Day commemorates the history of native Americans on the second Monday of October. The day encourages people to learn about and respect the cultures of historical and modern native Americans. It is a day to Continue reading Native American Day – October 8
(North Mankato, MN): Today was observed as World Communion Sunday at our church, Crossview Covenant Church. This day provided a distinctive opportunity to experience Holy Communion in the context of the global community of faith. The first Sunday of October Continue reading World Communion Sunday
This is the weekend of the Mahkato pow-wow or Wacipi (Wa-CHEE-pee meaning “dance” in Dakota). Having a cultural event like this in Mankato is unique for two reasons. First, there are no reservations of Native people near Mankato. Secondly, the Continue reading Annual Traditional Mahkato Wacipi
(Mankato, MN): About the Dakota Conflict of 1862 Long before Europeans made their first forays into the territory now known as Minnesota, Native American tribes regularly crossed the Minnesota River at a fording place 14 miles north of the present Continue reading Mahkato Wacipi (PowWow) – History