Mar 28
Elder-In-Residence Program with Ramona Kitto Stately
This year’s Elder-in-Residence who will be presenting a series of events each month in Winter and Spring Terms is Ramona Kitto Stately (Santee Dakota). Kitto Stately is an enrolled member of the Santee Sioux Dakota Nation. She has a BA in Dakota Art and Culture, and a Masters of Education with an emphasis on Teacher leadership from Augsburg University. After 15 years teaching Indian Education in Minnesota, she is now Project Director for the We Are Still Here Minnesota, creating action for narrative change. Ramona is the mother of two children, an accomplished beadwork artist with moccasins on display in the Science Museum of Minnesota, a part of the scholars' team with of the Minnesota Humanities Center’s for Learning from Place: Bdote and has served as the Chairperson of the Minnesota Indian Education Association since 2016.
Here is Ramona Kitto Stately’s bio which shares a bit about the PBS Documentary that features some of Ramona's family's history, "Stories I Didn't Know."
More information will be coming out about specific events, but please mark your calendar for this winter and spring:
Monday, January 22, 2024
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Monday, March 4, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
April 17-19 - MIEA engagement
Friday, May 10, 2024
from CCCE