Story Time with Uŋčí & Lalá

Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United States

📖 Story Time with Uŋčí & Lalá 🗓️ Monday, July 8 | 10:30 AM 📍 Museum Bookstore – Aktá Lakota Museum Join us for a special reading of Grandma’s Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story by award-winning author and artist S. D. Nelson. This heartwarming picture book follows young Clara as she spends her first summer […]

Story Time with Uŋčí & Lalá

Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United States

📖 Storytime with Uŋčí & Lalá 🗓️ Tuesday, July 15 | 10:30 AM 📍 Museum Bookstore – Aktá Lakota Museum Join us for a special reading of Too Much — My Great Big Native Family by Laurel Goodluck, illustrated by Bridget George. Follow young Russell as he learns that while his big, lively Native family […]

Story Time with Uŋčí & Lalá

Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United States

📖 Storytime with Uŋčí & Lalá 🗓️ Tuesday, July 22 | 10:30 AM 📍 Museum Bookstore – Aktá Lakota Museum Join us for a monolingual reading of Šuŋgíla waŋ Náǧi Waŋgláke kiŋ | The Fox Who Saw His Own Shadow, created by the Lakota Language Consortium and illustrated by Thomas Hilley. When Little Red goes […]

Story Time with Uŋčí & Lalá

Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United States

📖 Storytime with Uŋčí & Lalá 🗓️ Tuesday, July 29 | 10:30 AM 📍 Museum Bookstore – Aktá Lakota Museum Join us for a monolingual reading of Wakíŋyaŋ Aglí – The Thunderbeings by the Lakota Language Consortium, illustrated by Marty Two Bulls. Stormy nights can feel scary with howling winds and flashing lightning — but […]

Itówapi on Paper

Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United States

Historically, paper has served as a canvas for preserving culture, documenting history, and spiritual beliefs.  Contemporary artists continue to explore this medium, using it to challenge stereotypes and convey messages about identity, resilience and cultural continuity. Itówapi on Paper exhibition presents a rich collection of American Indian artworks on paper, showcasing both historic and contemporary […]

Voices of Resilience Exhibition

Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United States

Voices of Resilience: Contemporary Native American Women Artists invites viewers to engage with the strength and creativity of Native American women.  The exhibition fosters a deeper understanding of their roles as innovators and leaders within the art community and their cultures, celebrating the rich tapestry of their experience and the resilience that defines their art.  […]

“Americans”

Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United States

The South Dakota Humanities Council is bringing Americans, a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition to the Aktá Lakota Museum for an exclusive tour in 2026! Based on a major exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, Americans explores how deeply intertwined American Indians are in the culture of the United States. […]