We hope that these resources will supplement your learning as you read Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota by Gwen Westerman and Bruce White or Follow the Blackbirds by Gwen Westerman.

Resources about Mni Sota Makoce

• Reading Guide for Mni Sota Makoce
• KOJB Interview with Dr. Gwen Westerman

Resources around Dakota Culture

• Bdtoe Memory Map – Important Dakota Places
• The Story of Plains Beadwork and Crafts
• Evolution of Dakota Bead Work
• Native Report – Gwen Westerman – Report on Dr. Gwen Westerman’s quilting

Resources around Dakota History

• US-Dakota War from Minnesota Historical Society
• The Dakota 38 Execution
• Little War on the Prairie – This American Life episode on the Dakota War featuring Dr.. Gwen Westerman
• University of Minnesota’s history with the Native People of Minnesota
• MSU Mankato has moved their Lincoln Statue due to the controversy of his presidency and the hanging of 38 Dakota men in Mankato

Resources around Native Boarding Schools in Minnesota

• History Of Native American Boarding Schools In Minnesota
• UMN Morris’ origin as a Boarding School
• Order of St. Benedict’s Apologizes
• Department of Interior Report

Resources around Scholars who have informed Dr. Gwen Westerman

• Charles Eastman: The first Native American to be certified in Western medicine, a writer, national lecturer, and reformer.
• Ella Cara Deloria: An ethnographer who documented the history and culture of the Dakota and Sioux people

Resources around Indigenous Culture in Minnesota Today

• For Native Americans in Minnesota, food is a sign of oppression
• The Effort To Find Missing Native Women In Minnesota
• Why Wild Rice Harvesting in Minnesota is Endangered | PBS
• Feature on Dr. Gwen Westerman, Poet Laureate of Minnesota