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Board retreat materials emphasize centering Indigenous learners, note 11 tribal nations in Minnesota
Summary
Slides at the Sept. 30 retreat instructed staff to center Indigenous learners and stated Minnesota has 11 tribal nations (7 Anishanabe reservations, 4 Dakota communities), framing sovereignty, treaty rights and trust responsibility as government-to-government principles.
A district staff member highlighted centering Indigenous learners as a specific objective of the district's CPSS work during the Sept. 30 retreat, providing historical and instructional resources and classroom prompts to deepen staff understanding.
The slides list "Number of Tribal Nations: 11" and enumerate "7 Anishanabe Reservations" and "4 Dakota Communities," and state that relationships with tribal nations and federal, state, and local governments are based on "Sovereignty, Treaty Rights, Trust Responsibility." The presentation included a short video prompt and recommended readings to support classroom conversations about sovereignty and boarding-school history.
