• The Quilt — Owíŋza Exhibit

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

    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
    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
    The Raccoon and the Bee Tree

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

    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, United States

    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, United States

    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, United States

    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, United States

    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, United States

    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, United States

    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, United States

    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, […]

  • MUSEUM MONDAY
    Geraldine Goes In Center
    History of Lakota Food & Diet

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

    Jerry Goes In Center presents the history of the diet of Lakota people, covering pre-reservation, early reservation, and present time. The presentation includes information on the types of food Lakota […]