Resources/professional development needed in Indian ed
By Lee Egerstrom A thorough research study of K-12 education in Minnesota drives home the need to develop appropriate, and timely, education materials for use in classrooms and at programs to help educators gain knowledge necessary to teach about Native Americans. The study, described as a first-of-its-kind report, was commissioned by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux […]
WHAT’S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY: Sept 2017
Dr. Arne Vainio named Physician of the Year Dr. Arne Vainio, M.D. (Mille Lacs Ojibwe) was named Physician of the Year by the Association of American Indian Physicians at its 46th annual conference on July 28 in Shawnee, Okla. Vainio completed his undergraduate studies in 1990 at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and graduated in 1994 […]