Great Face — Great Place Awards

Great Face — Great Place Awards

Travel South Dakota has honored 35 businesses with the 2024 South Dakota Great Place designation and recognized 81 individuals with the 2024 South Dakota Great Face award. These tourism-oriented businesses and individuals were acknowledged for their exceptional...
Bunker Earns Recognition for Exceptional Service

Bunker Earns Recognition for Exceptional Service

Joseph’s Indian School Historical Center and Museum Coordinator, Wanda Bunker, Earns Recognition for Exceptional Service. Wanda Bunker has once again been honored by the South Dakota Department of Tourism for her exceptional service to customers. As a South...
The Aktá Lakota Welcomes Summer Intern

The Aktá Lakota Welcomes Summer Intern

The Aktá Lakota Museum welcomes Elijah Walls, as our summer intern.  Elijah hails from the Ardmore Oklahoma area. He is a recent graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he received his Master of Divinity. Walls has had the opportunity to learn and...
Museum Welcomes — Linnea Wright

Museum Welcomes — Linnea Wright

The Aktá Lakota Museum is excited to share that Linnea Wright joined our team on March 15 as our new Museum Store Manager. A native of the Chamberlain area Linnea holds a degree from the University of Minnesota in Art, Psychology, and Social Work. She worked for South...
A Star is Among Us!

A Star is Among Us!

Wanda Bunker, St. Joseph’s Indian School Historical Center and Museum Coordinator has once again been recognized by the South Dakota Department of Tourism for her continued efforts in providing outstanding customer service.  For her outstanding effort, Wanda...
The Museum Says Goodbye

The Museum Says Goodbye

We say goodbye to our Museum Gift Shop Manager, Kyndra Hosek. Kyndra has been able to combine her love of event management and retail, into a gratifying career at the Aktá Lakota Museum for the past four years. Hosek says the Museum will still be part of her heart but...