The Gift
Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SDThe 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 […]
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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, SDKeith 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, SDThe 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
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
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
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 […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
The Raccoon and the Bee Tree
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Today our story is The Raccoon and the Bee Tree authored by Charles A. Eastman and Elaine Goodale Eastman; illustrated by Susan Turnbul. About the story: This tale is 100 […]
Museum Monday — Vera K. Boyd
Journey Into the Past
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Journey into the Past with Vera K. Boyd introduces audiences to the First Nations people who made their homes in southeastern South Dakota – Omaha, Ponca, and Ioway – and […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
The Rough-Face Girl
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Today our story is The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin; illustrated by David Shannon. About the story: In an Algonquin village by the shores of Lake Ontario, many young women […]
Museum Monday — Dr. Brad Tennant
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
In his presentation The Lewis and Clark Expedition, Dr. Brad Tennant covers various aspects of the Lewis and Clark Journals even though they have been published for nearly 200 years […]