This collection documents the development, administration, and programming of American Indian history, culture, and education initiatives at South Dakota State University from 1989 to 2012, with the strongest concentration from the early 1990s through the mid 2000s. The materials include planning and administrative records for the Annual SDSU Conference on American Indian History and Culture and related history conferences, such as programs, minutes, correspondence, funding and grant documentation, participant lists, themes, and historical overviews. Conference content is represented through recordings and documentation of keynote addresses, panel sessions, student paper presentations, and special lectures featuring Indigenous scholars, community leaders, and students. The collection also contains materials from the Consider the Century programs, including extensive audiovisual recordings and speaker documentation spanning multiple years, as well as curricular and outreach materials related to American Indian Studies courses, service learning programs, leadership forums, student success initiatives, and campus based Native American cultural programming. Supplementary materials include posters, handouts, brochures, syllabi, compact discs, and audiovisual media documenting discussions of history, culture, education, health, leadership, and contemporary Native American issues.
The collection documents long term efforts at South Dakota State University to support Indigenous scholarship, education, and public engagement through conferences, lectures, and academic programs. It offers valuable evidence of institutional collaboration with Native communities, the evolution of conference themes and funding sources, and the participation of Indigenous scholars, students, and leaders in shaping academic and cultural discourse. Researchers will find the materials useful for studying the history of American Indian academic programming, Indigenous representation in higher education, and the role of conferences and public forums in promoting Native history and contemporary issues in the Upper Midwest.
South Dakota State University. American Indian and Indigenous Studies ProgramContracts of agreements between South Dakota Paint Horse Club and judges
Committee list, by-laws, papers for publication
Program
U.S. News & World Report article
Amerindian, a magazine, that includes an article discussing Ben Reifel leaving the BIA for Congress. This magazine also includes news art programs, Indian centers, and the White House Youth Conference.
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- Cyba - Subm ission to the UN University Periodic Review, 2009
- Restriction on Freedom of Expression in Cuba 2010
Amateur Wrestling News
1977 February 12, Page 10
Jim Koch Amateur Wrestling Collection
Hilton M. Briggs Library/Lower Level
Guns Quarterly, Volume 5, undated
Page 20-22, 72-73
The Andy Hopp Papers document the academic, professional, and research activities of Andy Hopp, primarily in the fields of geography, cartography, environmental studies, and geographic information systems (GIS). The collection spans undergraduate and graduate coursework, professional conference participation, internship experiences, thesis research, and subject reference material. It provides insight into the development of geographic knowledge and pedagogical approaches at South Dakota State University and within professional geographic organizations.
Materials include extensive coursework in physical and human geography, GIS, remote sensing, ecoregions, biogeography, geomorphology, and historical geography, as well as history, math, statistics, speech, and criminal justice. The collection also includes academic products such as projects, maps, assignments, and digital files. Conference materials represent multiple meetings of the Association of American Geographers, including regional and national events.
Additional materials document Hopp’s internship at the SDSU GIS Center of Excellence and his involvement with the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Collected reference materials cover U.S. census maps, environmental topics, and South Dakota wildlife. His thesis research addresses pheasant hunting, bison-cattle comparisons, bird conservation, and tourism in rural and agricultural landscapes.
The collection offers researchers documentation of early 21st-century geographic education and research practices, especially in the Northern Plains region, and for its value in exploring conservation and land-use debates in South Dakota.
Hopp, Andy