The Quilt — Owíŋza Exhibit

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

The 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
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 […]

STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
The Star People: A Lakota Legend

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

Today our story is The Star People: A Lakota Legend written and illustrated by S. D. Nelson, and read by Dakota Uåçi Belinda. About the story:  A grandmother's love is […]

Museum Monday
Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo
Lakota Author, Storyteller, Artist

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

Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo, Lakota author, storyteller, poet, artist, and illustrator uses various art forms as a means to tell her stories.  Alfreda will read her first published children's book The Day […]

STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
The Buffalo Jump

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

Today our story is The Buffalo Jump by Peter Roop, illustrated by Bill Farnsworth, read by Dakota Uåçi Belinda. About the story:  Little Blaze wants to be the buffalo runner […]

MUSEUM MONDAY — Robyn Knecht
Equine Therapy — Meet Our Horses

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

To the Lakota, a šúŋkawakȟán — horse — is a relative. A four-legged friend and companion that provided transportation, friendship, and pride. The horse is revered for its grace and bravery. Today, […]