Summary. Palaeomagnetic, rock magnetic, geochemical and strain studies of the Helderberg Group and the Tonoloway Formation in the Valley and Ridge province of

Very few Native American students pursue careers in the geosciences. To address this national problem, several units at the University of Oklahoma are implementing a geoscience “pipeline” program that is designed to increase the number of Native American students entering geoscience disciplines. One of the program's strategies includes the development of an undergraduate course called ‘Earth Systems of the Southern Great Plains.’ The course focuses on geoscience topics that relate to the southern plains (particularly Oklahoma), emphasizes “sense of place,” integrates indigenous knowledge and geoscience content, makes use of Kiowa stories and metaphors, and uses Native American Art as a vehicle of learning. Students in the course are required to put living indigenous philosophies into practice through teaching activities and the construction of geoscience models using everyday materials. The course is designed to highlight the integrated nature of Earth processes, elicit students' experiences through explo...

Summary. Palaeomagnetic analysis was conducted at 27 sites from two stratigraphically adjacent Palaeozoic units along two transects (Meldey and Rig) of the Pat