Dakota Pathways Related Resources
The related resources include additional videos for the students to watch, activity ideas, and more in-depth videos and blogs for background knowledge.
Activity Starters is a video series on SDPB.org designed for kids in PreK through 4th grade. In each episode, an animated character introduces a concept and an activity.
SDPB's Images of the Past offers a fresh look at historic images and documents from the places, people, and events of South Dakota.
Established in 1997, the South Dakota Historical Society Press produces books reflecting the rich and varied history of SD and the region. The Press preserves, researches, and promotes South Dakota's colorful culture and heritage.
Find a rich array of educational content from Oceti Sakowin: The People of the Seven Council Fires to documentaries like Lost Bird of Wounded Knee.
Local Heroes Includes personal stories about the Depression era and WWII to the 211th Engineering Company's recent tour in Afghanistan.
History 605 explores the history of South Dakota, the northern Great Plains, and the Midwest. South Dakota’s State Historian, Ben Jones, visits with guests about their books, museum exhibits and artifacts, and historic sites in the state and region.
Stories from across SD that focus on our state's history and rural culture. (Access additional stories below)
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Arthur Calvin Mellette served as a private in the 9th Indiana Infantry. He was also South Dakota's first governor.
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William Riley was wounded twice during the Civil War. He moved to South Dakota later in life, struggled with disabilities brought on by his injuries, and fought for years to obtain veteran's benefits.
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General William H.H. Beadle, a distinguished Civil War veteran and, later, a respected Territorial policy-maker and educator, had a more prominent role within the Underground Railroad than is generally recognized.
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Tens of thousands of Civil War Veterans migrated westward after the war and many found re-entering society difficult.
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NewsIn the Moment: March 29, 2021,Show 1017. Senator John Thune talks immigration and a Spring surge of asylum seekers at the U.S. border with Mexico. Lee…
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