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 forever in this story of remembrance and tradition from award-winning author and member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe S. D. Nelson Sister Girl and […]

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 The Earth Rose Up based on her version of how the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters star formation came to be. Alfreda says, “It is a […]

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 who leads the herd over the buffalo jump cliff. Each jump means food for his people and new buffalo skins for robes and lodges. A […]

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, many Lakota people still look to the horse to provide healing from trauma, anxiety, and mental and emotional distress, among others. Healing from internal or […]

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

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

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 people consumed and how foods were preserved and prepared. About the Presenter:  Geraldine (Jerry) Goes In Center, Oglala Lakota, and Great-granddaughter of William Lip (Pute), […]

MUSEUM MONDAY — JACE DECORY
LAKOTA THOUGHTS ON EQUITY & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

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

Jace DeCory presents the topic of Lakota thought and philosophy regarding the outlook on cultural values and the environment, including climate change, sacred Lakota sites, and environmental justice.  DeCory’s presentation weaves these issues into a discussion of the concept of wólakota — being in balance with the world around us — physically, mentally, emotionally, and […]

St. Joseph’s Indian School Powwow

Our Annual Powwow will once again be in-person this September! The public is invited to St. Joseph's Indian School to take part in a weekend dedicated to honoring the Lakota culture. Get the full details: www.stjo.org/powwow. Add to your Facebook calendar: https://fb.me/e/1Sh9mQg4X

Holiday Open House!

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

30% off storewide! Door Prizes • Free Gifts • Refreshments Open 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM    

Festival of Trees

Brule County Courthouse 300 S Courtland St, Chamberlain, SD

The 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, SD

The 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, SD

Ómaka 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 […]