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\u27Corn Harvest Moon\u27 or ‘wayúksapi wí’ (September)
No full textThis month is referred to as the “Corn Harvest Moon”, or ‘wayúksapi wí’. This moon refers to the harvesting of corn plants during this time of the year. Typically, crops are planted in the time of the ‘Planting Moon’, or ‘May’, and corn is specifically harvested during this moon.
Illustration of a person in traditional Dakota regalia standing next to a tall corn plant, picking the corn and placing it in a basket. In the background is a large, bright yellow sun that forms a circular glow. The person has long hair tied back and is facing the plant.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/calendar_posters/1005/thumbnail.jp
Michael Lackey
Get PDFLackey, Michael (Ed.). Biofiction, special issue of African American Review, vol. 56, no. 4, Winter 2023.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/cosa2024/1020/thumbnail.jp
Rachel Coler Mulholland
No full textColer Mulholland, R. (2024).The Birds, the bees, and the elephant in the room: Talking to your kids about sex and other sensitive topics. Union Square & Co.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/cosa2024/1006/thumbnail.jp
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Get PDFDakodia Wohdaka: Indigenous Language Revitalization in the Lower Sioux Indian Community
Get PDFMany Indigenous languages in the Americas are drastically declining in the number of fluent speakers and use within their own communities. The Bdewakantunwan Dialect of Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota is one of the afore-mentioned Indigenous languages with the last fluent speaker of Dakota in the community passing years ago. Language is essential for maintaining identity, conducting ceremony, mental health, maintaining Indigenous sovereignty, and much more. Revitalizing the Dakota language in Lower Sioux would facilitate the growth of and maintenance of all of the previously said benefits, along with the advantages of bilingualism. The text explores many different Indigenous language revitalization efforts in the Americas, both North and South, to extrapolate what techniques or ideas could potentially be taken and implemented on Lower Sioux. The current linguistic situation of both the Dakota language in general, as well as the specific linguistic condition of the Dakota language on Lower Sioux. Past and current language revitalization efforts in the area are also covered thoroughly. Recommendations of successful language revitalization techniques used by other Indigenous communities that have not been implemented in Lower Sioux come from people groups like the Aymara, the Wampanoag, the Lakota, the Maori of New Zealand, Native Hawaiians, and many more. Finally, suggestions are made for the most practical language revitalization ideas and techniques that Lower Sioux could implement to address the linguistic situation of the Dakota language in their community
2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium Website
Get PDFScreenshots from the website of the 2024 UMN Morris Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) which celebrates student scholarly achievement and creative activities
Predictive Processing and Chronic Pain
Get PDFChronic pain is a common condition in which sufferers experience pain for over 3 months. The causes of chronic pain are often difficult to discern, as many cases are not associated with physical damage. A predictive processing (PP) perspective proposes that chronic pain results from the brain’s erroneous predictions derived from strong emotional and/or fearful reactions to pain. Individuals with anxiety disorders are more likely to react with fear to general stimuli, and therefore may be more likely to develop chronic pain under this model. The current healthcare model for this condition, which focuses on treating symptoms with pain-killers, displays limited efficacy at reducing pain and disability. Conversely, treatment modalities that account for the PP perspective, such as Pain Neuroscience Education, are successful at reducing both pain and disability in chronic pain sufferers. Treatment methods that account for PP’s impact in the development of chronic pain conditions should therefore be prioritized in the mainstream healthcare system