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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South Dakota's state anthem was chosen from among 158 compositions in a newspaper-backed contest held in 1941.
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Tour guides at the Goss Opera Hall have often told a story about a traveling performer named Annie who was burned to death.. SDPB dug deeper to see if the stories were true.
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Some guitarists say that nothing beats the sound of a vintage instrument. Others say they aren't worth the time and trouble. Still others believe that guitars made these days are as good or better than new guitars were 20 years ago. Some of South Dakota's best musicians share the stories of their favorite guitars and talk about why they like some guitars better than others.
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Looking at old and historic photos can help older adults focus on happy memories.
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Forced as a child out of Minnesota following the 1862 Dakota War, Charles Eastman began his formal education in Flandreau. He went on to become the first licensed Native American physician in the United States.
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