Holiday Open House!
Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD30% off storewide! Door Prizes • Free Gifts • Refreshments Open 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
(800) 798-3452
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Festival of Trees
Brule County Courthouse 300 S Courtland St, Chamberlain, SDThe museum is participating in the community Festival of Tress with a Giving Tree. Our tree is located at the Brule County Courthouse with mittens and dreamcatchers available for visitors to take and/or share with a friend or loved one. https://aktalakota.stjo.org/event/festival-of-trees/
Merry Christmas — Christ Tuŋpí!
Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SDThe museum will be closed December 23-26, 2022, in observance of the Christmas holiday.
Happy New Year!
Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SDÓmaka Téca Oíyokipi — Happy New Year! The museum will be closed on January 2, 2023, in observance of the New Year!
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
Greet the Dawn
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Story Time is offered every Tuesday at 10:30 AM CST. The program is geared toward elementary-age children but children young and old will enjoy stories read by elders of the Lakota and Dakota communities. Today our story is Greet the Dawn: The Lakota Way written and illustrated by S.D. Nelson. A cultural activity will follow […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
Mní Kin Ówaŋča
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Story Time is offered every Tuesday at 10:30 AM CST. The program is geared toward elementary-age children but children young and old will enjoy stories read by elders of the Lakota and Dakota communities. Our story today is Mní Kin Ówaŋča – Water is Everywhere read by Uŋčí LaRayne. The story is written by the […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
Matȟóla Ločhíŋ-he
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Story Time is offered every Tuesday at 10:30 AM CST. The program is geared toward elementary-age children but children young and old will enjoy stories read by elders of the Lakota and Dakota communities. Today our story is Matȟóla Ločhíŋ-he – Little Bear is Hungry. Written by the 9th-grade students at the Dupree High School Lakota Class […]
Navigating Narratives Exhibit
Opening Reception
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Navigating Narratives The Corps of Discovery in Teton Territory Opening Reception • June 24, 2023 • 2 — 5 pm The Aktá Lakota Museum cordially invites you to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibit, Navigating Narratives developed by the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS) on June 24, 2023. 2:00 PM […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
TATANKA and the LAKOTA PEOPLE
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Story Time is offered every Tuesday at 10:30 AM CST. The program is geared toward elementary-age children but children young and old will enjoy stories read by elders of the Lakota and Dakota communities. Today our story is TATANKA and the LAKOTA PEOPLE: A CREATION STORY, written and illustrated by Donald F. Montileaux, Oglala Lakota. […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
The Pine Ridge Porcupine
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Story Time is offered every Tuesday at 10:30 AM CST. The program is geared toward elementary-age children but children young and old will enjoy stories read by elders of the Lakota and Dakota communities. Today our story is The Pine Ridge Porcupine written in 1942 by Ann Nolan Clark and illustrated by Andrew Standing Solider, Oglala Lakota. […]
STORY TIME WITH Uŋčí & LALÁ
The First Fire
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Story Time is offered every Tuesday at 10:30 AM CST. The program is geared toward elementary-age children but children young and old will enjoy stories read by elders of the Lakota and Dakota communities. Today our story is The First Fire: A Cherokee Story written by Brad Wagnon and illustrated by Alex Stephenson. About the story: […]
STORY TIME WITH Uŋčí & LALÁ
Muskrat and Skunk
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Story Time is offered every Tuesday at 10:30 AM CST. The program is geared toward elementary-age children but children young and old will enjoy stories read by elders of the Lakota and Dakota communities. Today our story is Muskrat and Skunk / Siŋkpé na Maká: A Lakota Drum Story. Told and illustrated by Donald F. Montiieaux; […]