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  • The Great Northern Festival – Learning from Place: Bdote

    Fort Snelling State Park 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Learning from Place: Bdote is an immersive experience offered by the Minnesota Humanities Center that invites participants to visit, inhabit, and expand their understanding of Twin Cities sites with deep significance to Dakota people. Participants learn from Dakota community members to reconsider their relationship to land, water, sky, and all life—including other humans—through stories and perspectives that are often left out of our state’s history.

    $30

  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Bdote

    Fort Snelling State Park 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    K-12 educators will receive 5 clock hours. Learning from Place: Bdote is an immersive experience that brings participants to sites of great significance to Dakota people in the Twin Cities. Participants will learn from Dakota community members through stories and histories that have often been left out of our state’s history.

    $75

  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Bdote

    Fort Snelling State Park 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    SOLD OUT. K-12 educators will receive 5 clock hours. Learning from Place: Bdote is an immersive experience that brings participants to sites of great significance to Dakota people in the Twin Cities. Participants will learn from Dakota community members through stories and histories that have often been left out of our state’s history.

    $75

  • Online – Teaching Bdote: Tools for Teaching Dakota Content

    Online

    Teaching Bdote: Tools for Teaching Dakota Content is designed for educators who have attended, or are planning to attend, Learning from Place: Bdote. This workshop is especially useful for developing unique classroom content to align with Minnesota State Social Studies Standards.

    $20

  • The Great Northern Festival – Learning from Place: Bdote

    Fort Snelling State Park 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Learning from Place: Bdote - visit sites of great significance to Dakota people. Participants will learn from Dakota community members through stories and histories that have often been left out of our state’s history. This event is offered in partnership with The Great Northern as part of its 2025 festival.

    $35

  • Learning from Place: Bdote

    St. Paul – Learning from Place: Bdote

    Fort Snelling State Park 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    K-12 educators will receive 5 clock hours. Learning from Place: Bdote is an immersive experience that brings participants to sites of great significance to Dakota people in the Twin Cities. Participants will learn from Dakota community members through stories and histories that have often been left out of our state’s history.

    $75

  • Learning from Place: Bdote

    St. Paul – Learning from Place: Bdote

    Fort Snelling State Park 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    K-12 educators will receive 5 clock hours. Learning from Place: Bdote is an immersive experience that brings participants to sites of great significance to Dakota people in the Twin Cities. Participants will learn from Dakota community members through stories and histories that have often been left out of our state’s history.

    $75
  • Learning from Place: Bdote

    St. Paul – Learning from Place: Bdote for Educators

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Learning from Place: Bdote is an immersive, place-based learning experience that brings participants to sites of deep significance to Dakota people in the Twin Cities. This special session, offered in partnership with Saint Paul Public Schools, is designed for 4th–7th grade teachers and district administrators.

    $75

  • Online – Beyond Learning from Place: Featuring Native Governance Center

    Virtual Event

    K-12 Educators will receive 2.5 clock hours. Join Native Governance Center, a Native-led nonprofit, for a practical and interactive session on building authentic partnerships and taking actionable next steps. This session is designed to support Bdote trip participants as well as anyone seeking guidance in developing authentic, respectful relationships with Native Nations.

    Free

  • Online – Teaching Bdote Educator Workshop

    Virtual Event

    K-12 Educators will receive 2 clock hours. The Teaching Bdote Educator Workshop is designed for educators who have attended Learning from Place: Bdote and are preparing to incorporate the experience into their classroom or lead their own classroom field trip.

    $20