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Cinco de Mayo commemorates the day the Mexican army won the 1862 Battle of Puebla against the French. Counter to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo tends to be a bigger deal in America than it is in Mexico. In America, the holiday has become a day long celebration of Mexican […]

Cinco de Mayo Teacher Resource Videos

1 May, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content tagged Cinco de Mayo by Hannah Wren

Did you know that children who know a second language do better in school, have stronger cognitive abilities, and have a higher chance of getting employed? Those are just a few of the benefits of being bilingual. Even if you’re not a kid anymore, it is never too late to […]

Learn Spanish Today with Making Camp: Bilingual

9 Feb, 2018 in Cultural content / Educational Games / Game Progress tagged Bilingual / Learn Spanish / Making Camp by Hannah Wren

In our game, Making Camp, players get to create their own virtual wigwam while learning math and social studies. The game also includes videos that focus on math terms and problem-solving strategies, areas that teachers and parents say students need extra help in. Making Camp features cultural videos that teach […]

Making Camp is now available on Android Phones!

31 Jan, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games / Game Progress by Hannah Wren

It’s the end of the week and that means that it’s time for the Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is a video on how tobacco is considered sacred by most Native American tribes. The video talks about the way that tribes use tobacco and the reasons behind it. You can view […]

Freebie Friday: Tobacco is Considered Sacred by Most Native American ...

26 Jan, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Cultural Content / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

We had someone write us a harshly worded Facebook message the other day, excoriating us for using this image. They were appalled, apparently, that in AzTech – a series of games about Central American and U.S. Latin American history – we would include the conquistadors. Now, mind you, the game […]

How History Works

23 Jan, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content by Maria Burns Ortiz

Hello everyone! It’s time for another Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is related to our game Spirit Lake. The freebie is a link we like. The link we like is the Dakota-Lakota page from the Native-Languages.org website. Overall, the Native Languages website strives to preserve and promote American Indian languages. It […]

Freebie Friday: Links We Like, Native-Languages.org (Dakota-Lakota)

12 Jan, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Cultural Content / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

Happy Freebie Friday! It’s the first Friday of 2018, so welcome to a new year of Freebie Fridays. Today’s freebie is associated with our game Fish Lake and it is another photo of Ojibwa camp life. We previously shared a different photo of an Indian woman drying fish. Today’s photo […]

Freebie Friday: Man Mending His Canoe (historical photo)

5 Jan, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Games / Freebie Friday / Native American culture by Diana Sanchez

sugar skulls dia de los muertos — Maybe you know all about the traditional Mexican holiday celebrating the “Day of the Dead.” Maybe you don’t. In fact, if you’re reading a piece titled “What is Día de los Muertos?” we’re going to assume you don’t know that much about the topic. Let’s start with what Día de […]

What is Día de los Muertos?

1 Nov, 2017 in Cultural content by Maria Burns Ortiz

Three weeks ago, Puerto Rico was hit by a devastating hurricane. Hurricane Maria, a category 5 hurricane, knocked out 100% of the country’s power. Literally no one on the island had electricity. Today, 84% of the country remains without power, water is scarce if at all available, and the situation […]

Some Quick History Facts About Puerto Rico

12 Oct, 2017 in Cultural content / Educational Resources by Victoria Moll-Ramírez

If you didn’t know, now you know, the South Dakota Indian Education Summit is in Pierre, South Dakota (what state were you expecting?) September 24-26 , 2017. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a big fan of smaller, education conferences. There are four general reasons why these are a good use […]

Six reasons to go to the South Dakota Indian Education ...

14 Sep, 2017 in AnnMaria / Cultural content / Education: Innovation and STEM by AnnMaria De Mars

It’s Friday and that means that it’s time for another dose of the Freebie Friday! Today’s freebie is associated with our game Spirit Lake and it’s an authentic and copyright-free Native American photo. Our freebie is a historical photo of the census being taken at the Standing Rock Agency. In the […]

Freebie Friday – Taking the Census at Standing Rock Agency ...

8 Sep, 2017 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Freebie Friday / Native American Resources by Diana Sanchez

“Victoria – do you speak Spanish?” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked this question at work. I’ve worked in multiple newsrooms, at multiple networks, and in different cities and states, yet the need for Spanish speakers is never equal to the amount of Spanish speakers in […]

Why My Education And My Bilingualism Are My Two Greatest ...

23 Aug, 2017 in 7GenGames / Cultural content by Victoria Moll-Ramírez