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Education: Cultural Hegemony and Critical Consciousness The Lac du Flambeau Curriculum

Wisconsin First Nations: ACT 31

American Indian Studies Curriculum Wisconsin ACT 31 is a set of statutes that legally mandate the education of Wisconsin students on Native American studies.  ACT 31 mandates that Wisconsin students learn about Native American:  History Sovereignty & Treaty Rights Culture This set of statues was put into place after there were many instances of Ojibwe […]

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Education: Cultural Hegemony and Critical Consciousness The Lac du Flambeau Curriculum

The ACT 31 Challenge

ACT 31 ended up being a tepid effort to address the ignorance and denial of largely White Wisconsinites to recognize the treaty rights of First Nations people in the state.  ACT 31 has been poorly implemented in WI. Few pre-service teachers have learned about the relevant history, culture, sovereignty and treaty rights of Indigenous people […]