6 minutes

Start with people and history · 1. Origins

Turn 1. origins, 2. geography — minnesota, dated into a more respectful, usable decision.

What you’ll be able to do

Use the history and orientation material for Native American (Compass profile — not the 11 nations) as a starting hypothesis without turning it into a script.
Compare the responses to this question and explain your choice: What is the first leadership move?
Draft a usable invitation for Native American (Compass profile — not the 11 nations) for your work, including purpose, who should join, access and language.

How to use this guide

This is a compact learning path built from the full Native American (Compass profile — not the 11 nations) cultural intelligence brief. Use the evidence as a starting hypothesis, not a script. The person or household in front of you is still the authority on their own life.

Every Compass cultural community in Minnesota has a brief. Use the one that matches this household. Religion is a separate track.
Evidence-based: date Compass ACS 2019–2023 (Minnesota Compass cultural communities). Practitioner-based: Tuesday — interpreter, name, who is in the room, Toolkit on the packet.
A full mosaic is not a stereotype. Paternalism is a program designed for a household the building never studied.

1. Origins

Full origin chapters grow to African American depth as we write them. Nothing is lite because the count is smaller. Pattern now. Ethnography next. Unvarnished.

Put 1. origins to work

What you can change

You control whether 1. origins is treated as a question to explore or a label placed on someone.

What to watch for

Do not invent a homeland lecture. Ask this family how they name themselves.

Your next step

Use this evidence as a hypothesis in your next plan, then confirm the relevant detail with the person or the community partner you named.

2. Geography — Minnesota, dated

Open the live Compass table: https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/native-american

Put 2. geography — minnesota, dated to work

What you can change

You control whether 2. geography — minnesota, dated is treated as a question to explore or a label placed on someone.

What to watch for

Do not assume Minneapolis. A Greater Minnesota household is still this people.

Your next step

Use this evidence as a hypothesis in your next plan, then confirm the relevant detail with the person or the community partner you named.

Practical cards

1. Origins

Real example: Full origin chapters grow to African American depth as we write them. Nothing is lite because the count is smaller. Pattern now. Ethnography next. Unvarnished.

Leader action: Do not invent a homeland lecture. Ask this family how they name themselves.

2. Geography — Minnesota, dated

Real example: Open the live Compass table: https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/native-american

Leader action: Do not assume Minneapolis. A Greater Minnesota household is still this people.

I do not need a cultural performance from a professional. I need the process to make room for my name, my people, my questions, and the way I actually need to participate.
Composite public perspective — illustrative · Native American (Compass profile — not the 11 nations) · Start with people and history

A usable invitation for Native American (Compass profile — not the 11 nations)

An invitation should make the purpose, participation options, access needs, and return path visible before anyone gives up their time.

Purpose We are testing a service change with Native American (Compass profile — not the 11 nations).

Who should join People who use the service, staff who deliver it, and named community partners.

Access and language Request interpretation, captions, ASL, mobility access, or another way to participate by the date below. You do not need to explain why.

Materials Agenda and accessible documents sent five business days before the session.

Follow-up We will publish what we heard, what changed, and what did not by a stated date.

Before you send the next invite, name the purpose, the people affected, the access path, and who owns the report-back.

Browse and download only. Staff notes are not typed or saved on this page.

Try a situation

A town hall about a service change for Native American (Compass profile — not the 11 nations) is in 10 days, and access needs, community voice, and follow-up have not been planned. The draft invitation assumes one audience, one language, and one way to participate.

What is the first leadership move?

Send the draft now and ask for feedback after the town hall.

Ask the one staff member who knows this community to make the plan culturally appropriate.

Name the purpose, invite the people affected, plan access and language, and state how you will report back.

Carry this forward

1. Origins, 2. Geography — Minnesota, dated provide context to test, not a label to assign.
The person, household, Nation, or named community partner remains the authority on what fits.
Do not assume Minneapolis. A Greater Minnesota household is still this people.

Completion is shown by a scenario decision, review of a practical artifact, and a saved one-minute commitment.

Use 1. Origins, 2. Geography — Minnesota, dated as a hypothesis in one live plan; verify the relevant detail with the affected person or a named community partner, then record the change, owner, review date, and report-back.

Your next step

What will you do differently this week after studying start with people and history?

Name the person or household's stated need before selecting a cultural assumption

Make one process default more usable and assign a clear owner for follow-up

Write the next action, the date, and how you will report back

Browse and download only. Course notes are not typed or saved on this page.

Mark this lesson complete

Participation and course completion in this program do not count toward DHS-required training credits unless management, a director, or DHS leadership expressly approves an exception.

6 minutes

Start with people and history · 1. Origins

Turn 1. origins, 2. geography — minnesota, dated into a more respectful, usable decision.

What you’ll be able to do

Use the history and orientation material for Native American (Compass profile — not the 11 nations) as a starting hypothesis without turning it into a script.
Compare the responses to this question and explain your choice: What is the first leadership move?
Draft a usable invitation for Native American (Compass profile — not the 11 nations) for your work, including purpose, who should join, access and language.

How to use this guide

Every Compass cultural community in Minnesota has a brief. Use the one that matches this household. Religion is a separate track.
Evidence-based: date Compass ACS 2019–2023 (Minnesota Compass cultural communities). Practitioner-based: Tuesday — interpreter, name, who is in the room, Toolkit on the packet.
A full mosaic is not a stereotype. Paternalism is a program designed for a household the building never studied.