Native American Heritage Month celebrations continue

District schools continued to commemorate November’s Native American Heritage Month before the Thanksgiving holiday with fun events and activities that highlighted some unique traditions of various Native American cultures.

Students at Rice Lake Elementary School had the opportunity to make fry bread with Principal Bagley. The students learned about the importance of fry bread in Native American culture and experienced what went into making the bread. Principal Bagley led the students through making the dough by combining flour, baking powder, salt and milk. They then kneaded the dough for 20 minutes, helping the dough to get its structure. Students brought the bread home to finish with their families, with instructions on how to cook it. 

Palmer Lake Elementary School students were able to walk through a Native American museum exhibit in the school’s library media center, which featured cultural attire such as a headdress along with books, musical instruments and photographs from Native American cultures.