• 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 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, 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 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, 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, 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, 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 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, United States

    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, United States

    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, United States

    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, United States

    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, United States

    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, United States

    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 […]

  • STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
    Mní Kin Ówaŋča

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

    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.  Our story today is Mní Kin Ówaŋča – Water is Everywhere read by Uŋčí LaRayne.  The story is written by the […]