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.
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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.
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SDPB's Images of the Past offers a fresh look at historic images and documents from the places, people, and events of South Dakota.
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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.
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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.
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Local Heroes Includes personal stories about the Depression era and WWII to the 211th Engineering Company's recent tour in Afghanistan.
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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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John Wales January was a Union Soldier imprisoned at Andersonville, Georgia and Florence, South Carolina. He moved to Dell Rapids, South Dakota after the war. -
Nyrum Phillips rose from the rank of sergeant to captain during the war. He came to Sioux Falls in 1869 and became one of the area's prominent citizens. -
Melvin Grigsby served with the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry from 1861-1865. Captured and imprisoned at Andersonville. South Dakota Attorney General, 1896-1898. -
Among the settlers coming to Dakota Territory after the Civil War were a handful of Black Americans taking advantage of the Homestead Act and other land programs -
Gustav Johnson captured hundreds of images of pioneer life in and around Philip, South Dakota.
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