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    North Dakota Heritage Center

    An affiliate of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, is located at
    612 East Boulevard Avenue
    Bismarck, ND 58505-0830
    Tel: (701) 328-2666 or 1-800-366-6888
    Fax: (701) 328-3710
    Web Site: http://www.history.nd.gov/index.html
    E-mail: histsoc@nd.gov

    Educational opportunities include:

    1. Suitcase Exhibits for North Dakota (SEND trunks) are available at a nominal fee by calling the Museum and Education Division at (701) 328-2794 or download the pdf form below. These trunks may be picked up or shipped. Trunks appropriate for this unit of study of American Indians include The Chippewa/Métis Culture; Culture of the North; The Dakota, A Living Culture; Early Peoples, Tipis & Earthlodges; The Mandan/Hidatsa Sahnish (Arikara), Early Agriculturalists.
    2. Traveling Exhibits are also available for schools for just the cost of shipping. Visit the site below or call the Museum and Education Division at (701) 328-2799.
    3. In-Service Teacher Training—opportunities for in-service workshops. For more information, contact the Museum and Education Division at (701) 328-2792.
    4. Many additional educational resources (videos, CDs, DVDs, books, etc.) are available to educators through the State Historical Society of North Dakota of which the North Dakota Heritage Center is a part.
    5. Heritage Center visits with your class. Reservations are required at least two weeks in advance by calling the Visitor Services Coordinator at (701) 328-2674 or E-mail the person listed below. One chaperone per 10 students is highly recommended.
    6. State Historic Sites are found at the State Historical Society site below or the State Historical Society of North Dakota at
      (701) 328-2674 for more information on school visits. Also found on pages 49-60 in Early Peoples of North Dakota by C. L. Dill (1990). Published by the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
      • http://www.history.nd.gov/historicsites/index.html
      • Includes information on the following sites:
        • Crowley Flint Quarry State Historic Site in Mercer County
        • Double Ditch Indian Village State Historic Site in Burleigh County
        • Fort Clark State Historic Site in Mercer County
        • Fort Mandan State Historic Site in McLean County
        • Fort Totten State Historic Site in Benson County
        • Gingras Trading Post State Historic Site in Pembina County
        • Huff Indian Village State Historic Site in Morton County
        • Medicine Rock State Historic Site in Grant County
        • Menoken Indian Village State Historic Site in Burleigh County
        • Molander Indian Village State Historic Site in Oliver County
        • Pembina State Historic Site in Pembina County
        • Sitting Bull State Historic Site in Sioux County
        • Standing Rock State Historic Site in Ransom County
        • Walhalla State Historic Site in Pembina County
        • Writing Rock State Historic Site in Divide County
        • Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site in Williams County
        • Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in Mercer County.
    7. Historical Organizations in North Dakota—2005. Contact information includes person(s) to contact and location.