Minnesota Colonialism Blog Assignments

Blog Post #1 (worth 3 points)
Title your post "Introductory Reflection"
Please do a 300 word free write on the following topics:
What you know, think, or kind of think about Native American culture
What you know, think, or kind of think about Native American culture in Minnesota
What you know, think or kind of think about the Dakota Nation
What you know, think or kind of think about the Dakota-US War of 1862

Blog Post #2 (worth 5 points)
Title your post "Dakota Spirituality, Myths, and my Spirituality"
Step 1: Research Dakota Spirituality and list 5 main ideas or values in Dakota Spirituality
Step 2: Find a Dakota Myth and put a link to it in your blog
Step 3: Briefly summarize this Dakota Myth
Step 4: Write a CER paragraph that identifies one of the main ideas/values from Step 1 in your myth
Step 5: Write a thoughtful reflection that compares and contrasts your spiritual beliefs with what you identified in the previous steps about Dakota Spirituality. 

Blog Post #3 (worth 5 points)
Title your post "The Oral Tradition"
Step 1: research the Oral Tradition and put a link to a background article(s) in your blog
Step 2: explain in your own words what the oral tradition is
Step 3: describe an oral tradition from your own culture/background/family
Step 4: reflect, using personal experience, what makes an oral storytelling tradition unique, special or valuable
Step 5: discuss how the oral tradition fits with your understanding of Dakota Spirituality from Blog Post #2