Mission Statement
Mission
The 51成人动漫 provides quality higher education and lifelong educational opportunities for Umonhon (Omaha), Isanti (Santee Dakota) and all learners.
Vision

51成人动漫 is envisioned as a comprehensive Tribal College which values service through high quality education. The college is distinctive in serving the diverse people of the Umonhon (Omaha) and Isanti (Santee Dakota) Nations. It features an enriched living and learning environment and year-round operation. The identity of the college is framed by a substantive commitment to multicultural learning.
Institutional programs value and cultivate the creative and productive talents of learners, faculty, and staff, and seek ways to contribute to the self-sufficiency of the Nations served, the well-being of our communities, and the quality of life and development of its learners, faculty, and service areas.
The overall goals of 51成人动漫:
- Prepare individuals for their roles as effective tribal members and citizens in a changing and complex environment.
- Integrate, revitalize and preserve Umonhon and Isanti culture throughout the college environment, including but not limited to: history, Umonhon language, Dakota language, games, songs, arts/crafts and the way of life.
- Expose students to and expand the mission driven curriculum in the arts, humanities, communication, sciences, mathematics, social sciences, and Native American studies.
- Build skills for lifelong learning.
- Provide an enhanced, sustainable, positive learning environment.
- Organize, manage, and finance higher education for 51成人动漫 as a model Tribal College.
- Integrate learning in ways that cultivate an individual's understanding and ability to think about large and complex subjects, formulate and analyze valid concepts, solve problems, and clarify values.
Core Beliefs and Values
The College is committed to the following Core Beliefs:
- We believe in empowering our students with tools for Tribal Nation building, so that our communities can achieve a higher level of sovereignty and self-determination.
- We believe in the cultural preservation, continuity, and revitalization consistent with the Umonhon (Omaha) and Isanti (Santee Dakota) peoples鈥 needs, including languages and Tribal knowledge.
- We believe that learning is a life-long process, and the learner-centered atmosphere is of the utmost importance.
- We believe in a safe and healthy working and learning environment that promotes free expression and the exchange of ideas, so learners will be challenged to think holistically, and be able to live responsibly and productively in a Tribal and global society.
In addition, the College is committed to the following Core Values:
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Umo鈦縣o鈦 Core Value |
Literal English Translation |
51成人动漫 English Core Value
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Literal English Translation |
Dakota Core Value |
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o鈦縲o鈦 ghe see thay no鈦
o鈦縲贸鈦縢isithe n贸鈦
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we think about them / keep them in our mind |
student-centered
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they (the students) stand at the center of the camp circle |
w贸'u艐spe khuw谩pi 膷hok谩ta 茅na啪i艐 |
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wee鈦 kay xte
w铆鈦縦拾e xti |
telling the real truth
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honesty |
truth, sincerity |
飞贸飞颈膷补办丑别 |
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ou kgee kga鈦
耻办铆办辞鈦 |
helping each other |
loyalty
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stay with one other |
飞贸苍补办颈膷颈啪颈艐 |
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geo鈦 thah bah zhe
ki贸鈦縯ha bazhi
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staying by each other / not abandoning one another
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ou shkou da鈦
煤shko鈦 煤do鈦
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good ways
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generosity |
to place something or somebody within your heart |
飞补膷丑谩艐迟辞丑苍补办别 |
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ou thou dom bay
耻迟丑煤诲辞鈦縝别
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consideration / restraint / thoughtfulness
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humility
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to humble oneself |
飞辞'煤苍拧颈肠'颈测别
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o鈦 thay ee yay
贸鈦縯he 铆ye |
speaking softly
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thah 鈥檃y kee thah
tha鈥櫭 kitha |
being kind to each other
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wah no鈦 day hee day
飞补苍贸鈦縟别丑颈诲别 |
showing concern for others
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compassion
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to be compassionate |
飞贸'耻艐拧颈诲补 |
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thah 鈥檃y wah thay
tha鈥櫭 wathe |
kindness / pity
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ay kee ga鈦
茅办拾颈驳辞鈦 |
alike
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equality |
alike, working together for same goal |
iy煤ha 贸wa艐啪ina na'煤艐啪ipi |
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ee hou thay
铆丑耻迟丑别 |
getting permission in the right way |
respect
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respectful or polite |
飞贸测耻'辞苍颈丑补艐 |
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ghe g鈥檛hee yay zhou bah
办颈驳迟丑铆别锄丑耻产补 |
self-respect
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self-respect |
铆丑诲耻'辞苍颈丑补艐 |
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o鈦 xte
贸鈦縳迟颈 |
honored / important |
honor
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to honor somebody by words of praise |
wayu'onihan
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ou thou nah zhe
耻迟丑煤苍辞鈦縵丑颈鈦 |
to depend on somebody |
trust
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trusting someone |
飞补膷丑铆艐测补艐辫颈 |
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ay thay 茅迟丑别 |
kin |
kinship
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family group |
飞贸迟补办耻测别 |
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wah zhee鈦 skah
飞补锄丑铆鈦缩办补 |
wise / mindful |
wisdom
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wisdom |
飞艒办蝉补辫别 |
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Wah kgo鈦 dah wah thah ha鈦 no鈦
Wak贸鈦縟a wathaho鈦 n贸鈦
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prayerful |
spirituality
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Dakota spirituality |
Dakh贸d w贸膷hekiye |
*Note* These core values have been prepared for the spring 2018 update to the College鈥檚 Mission Statement and other materials and approved by official College bodies. Tribal elders Hawatay (Winona Caramony) and Theumba Ghegtha (Thi贸nba Gigth茅/ Joseph Harlan) authorized these translations into Um贸nhon on Friday the 20th and Monday the 23rd of April 2018. It was decided to make the list of values Um贸nhon-centric by putting the core values in Um贸nhon first and including some of the most important values from the Elders鈥 teachings. Each Um贸nhon word is spelt in Hawatay鈥檚 preferred Spalding spelling first, and then in standard modified LaFlesche spelling. Similarly, the Dakota language immersion program leader Sid Bad Moccasin III, along with two immersion learners DeWayne Wabasha and Jaylon LaPlante used the list of Um贸nhon-centric core values provided to guide their own list of core values in Dakota. The Dakota spelling used here follows the Lakota Language Consortium (LLC) standard orthography. Kristine Sudbeck and Binah Gordon assisted with documentation.