“Here we are again; the Native population is not worthy of being taught.”

Sherry Johnson, the education director with the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, regarding the Noem administration’s decision to remove lessons on Indigenous history and culture from the state’s K-12 education curriculum. Half of the references to Indigenous Native Americans, tribal, or Oceti Sakowin were removed from the plan. (Associated Press — August 10, 2021)