Tapun Sa Win
The Tapun Sa Win (taw-poon sha ween) narrative is organized around a story about a beautiful young Lakota woman (Tapun Sa Win, or Red Cheek Woman) who married a star […]
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Takuwe – Why?
Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United States“Takuwe,” which in English means “why,” centers on re-imagining the senseless slaughter of 300 Lakotas on December 29, 1890. The narrative structure of “Takuwe” is based on the words of […]
Articles of a Treaty
Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United StatesArticles of a Treaty focuses on the articles of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty between the “different bands of the Sioux Nation of Indians” and the United States. The title […]
Iyáčhiŋ — Compare
Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United StatesIyáčhiŋ (ē ah chee), is Lakota for compare. In this exhibit, the pieces are hung in pairs encouraging a natural tendency to compare and contrast as a means of understanding. […]
The Gift
Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United StatesThe Gift, based on the traditional Lakota narrative of the coming of the White Buffalo Woman who gave a sacred pipe to Itazipco Oyate people. The exhibit centers on the […]
Creation.Story
Keith BraveHeart and the Aktá Lakota Museum are proud to present Creation.Story – an exhibition of contemporary art about the Lakota creation story. In 2018, the museum purchased BraveHeart’s MFA […]
Creation.Story Artist Reception
Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United StatesKeith BraveHeart and the Aktá Lakota Museum are proud to present Creation.Story – an exhibition of contemporary art about the Lakota creation story. In 2018, the museum purchased BraveHeart’s MFA […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
Muskrat and Skunk
Story Time with Uŋči & Lalá is a free public program that brings American Indian history to life through books read by elders from the local community. The program is […]
The Quilt — Owíŋza Exhibit
Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United StatesThe Quilt - Owíŋža exhibit features quilts from 1893 to contemporary that are in the Aktá Lakota Museum’s private collection. These quilts are a testament to the powerful tradition, aesthetic, […]
Story Time with Uŋčí & Lalá
The Great Race
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United States
Today our story is The Great Race of the Birds and Animals written and illustrated by Paul Goble. About the story: Long ago, when the world was still quite new, […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
Mní kiŋ ówaŋča
Water is Everywhere!
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United States
Today our story is Mní kin ówanca | Water is Everywhere! by Lakota Language Consortium with Illustrations by Marty Two Bulls; read by Lakota Uŋčí LaRayne. About the story: Mní […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the American West
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, United States
Today our story is Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the American West by Steven Kroll, illustrated by Richard Williams, read by Lalá Phil. About the story: This picture book of […]