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May 4, 2021
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Hunter Andes and Margret Yellowbird, teachers at White Shield High School, took White Shieldâs seventh, eighth, and Sahnish I and II classes to the ceremonial signing on April 28 of SB 2304 â a bill to require a unit of Native American history in K-12 education. Andes and Yellowbird have taken the students four times to support and testify in behalf of the bill.
NEW TOWN -A historic bill that will require North Dakota public and nonpublic schools to teach Native American history in their curriculums passed recently in the North Dakota Senate in a resounding victory for tribal communities, leaders, students and educators.
Indian Country Today
The bill passed on a 72-21 vote.
North Dakota State House Rep. Ruth Buffalo of Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation said that prior to this bill’s passing, the state law and century code left it to individual school districts discretion on whether or not to teach Native American history.
Buffalo didn’t know what to expect Tuesday after being informed by another house member that the bill would be split into two divisions.
Division A: Native American history required for 4th through 8th grade students under North Dakota studies.
Division B: Native American history required under United States history for high school students.