South Dakota

Explores the influence and the impact of the arrival of Europeans on the Sioux traditional culture and life. Thesis towards an undergraduate degree in Education--University of West Bohemia, 2014.

Interview with the longest serving college president of Sinte Gleska University (SGU) in South Dakota.

Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wayne State University, 1998.

Comments on the first tribal college, Sinte Gleska University, to be accredited at the master's degree level with a Master of Science in elementary education.

Shows how the skilled and respected war leader rose from being a mortal man to the ranks of a legend.

Provides a list of manuscript collections held at the South Dakota State Historical Resource Center.

Description of a study to determine if Northern Plains Indians with type 2 diabetes mellitus, introduced to the medicine wheel concept, had better control of their diabetes than those who received the usual dietary education.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Nebraska, 2016.

Discusses the transference of knowledge over the years between the Lakota, Cheyenne, Kiowa and Kiowa-Apache people.

Looks at data collected on Macro-Siouan hypothesis and the relationship of the language spoken by the Sahnish to other languages.

Brief profile and interview with a sacred pipe carrier and singer of the Lakota/Dakota and the historical and cultural sacred traditions of Peyotism.

Looks at the negotiation for sacred lands in South Dakota and Arizona as an example of the relationship between Native populations and the American government.

Studies the monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota and the changes since 2004 when Gerald Baker became the facilities first Native American superintendent.

Brief discussion of the meaning behind the name "Dismounts Four Times".

Author reflects on personal experiences within the Native American Church, including the Half-Moon Way, and his involvement within Peyotism.

[Business and Technology?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2005.

Examines a partnership designed to improve the health status of people in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. SCROLL to page 133 - 135 to view.

Presents data of well-being indicators for American Indian, Alaska Native, New Mexico and South Dakota children and youths.

Educational Administration Adult and Higher Education Program Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of South Dakota, 2009.

Article offers an analysis of data collected about the voting practices of Indigenous voters in two different elections in the United States. 674 Indigenous voters in 7 states were interviewed, findings indicate that while income and education levels play a role, Indian status is strongly related to whether an individual voted in these elections.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2003.

Looks at actions of police departments, incarceration rates, victimization, lack of prosecution for offences committed by non-Native Americans, and inadequate funding for tribes. Focus is on South Dakota.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Florida, 1999.

Looks at the role of short term relief efforts that were put into place by the Roosevelt administration to help with lose experienced by rural Americans due to the Depression.

Provides information about The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health (CRCAIH): originally created in 2013 to foster tribal partnerships in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota with a focus on research review, regulation, and data management. Authors note the role of the partners in the expansion of local, community-based research infrastructure that serves the community it is situated in.

Argues that reservation lands must be given back to individuals in order to remove the main barrier to economic development. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota is discussed.

Study works with 25 Elders living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore narratives surrounding food and food production over their lives. Four themes emerged: family homestead, food as security, food preservation, and generational gardening. Discusses potential implications for future programming to improve food security.

Reports the dedication of a veterans monument and a display of art and photographs to honor 1,800 veterans from World War I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

Describes a program designed to improve the mathematical and scientific skills of teachers and students in various K-12 South Dakota schools.

Comments on four key approaches to help low-income, minority and adult students successfully earn a degree.

Describes the author's experience of moving a horse to the Badlands in South Dakota and Nebraska.

Comments on the advantages of on-line teaching and learning and offers tips and best practices for success.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Central Missouri State University, 2005. Discussion of Buffalo Bill Cody Wild West Show and other similar venues.

Looks at the rise and fall of pageants in rural South Dakota and some of the reasons for their demise.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2009.

Native American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Montana State University, 2011.

Examines the association between physical activity and diabetes in 1,651 Aboriginal Americans who participated in the strong heart study.

Provides demographics for cities, towns and states within the Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area. Data source: 2010 Census.

Overview of the issues, summary of current research and practices, relevant data, and definitions of related terms.

American Indian Peace Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Union Institute Graduate College, 2002.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--South Dakota State University, 2002.

Equations for the prediction of coronary heart disease in 13 communities in Arizona, North and South Dakota and Oklahoma.

Symposium held September 24-28, 2007 in Ottawa.

Looks at how Henry Standing Bear and Chauncey Yellow Robe capitalized on the historical presidential visit to the Pine Ridge reservation.

Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.

Very brief article discusses the protection of sites sacred to Indigenous people in the United States. Access through table of contents.