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Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SDÓmaka Téca Oíyokipi — Happy New Year! The museum will be closed on January 2, 2023, in observance of the New Year!
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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 […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
Mní Kin Ówaŋča
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. Our story today is Mní Kin Ówaŋča – Water is Everywhere read by Uŋčí LaRayne. The story is written by the […]
Navigating Narratives
The Corps of Discovery in Teton Territory
Navigating Narratives The Corps of Discovery in Teton Territory Navigating Narratives is the newest exhibition by the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS). The exhibit focuses on the eight days in September of 1804 when the Corps of Discovery traveled up the Missouri River through the land of the Teton people. It […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
Matȟóla Ločhíŋ-he
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 Matȟóla Ločhíŋ-he – Little Bear is Hungry. Written by the 9th-grade students at the Dupree High School Lakota Class […]
Navigating Narratives Exhibit
Opening Reception
Aktá Lakota Museum
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Navigating Narratives The Corps of Discovery in Teton Territory Opening Reception • June 24, 2023 • 2 — 5 pm The Aktá Lakota Museum cordially invites you to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibit, Navigating Narratives developed by the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS) on June 24, 2023. 2:00 PM […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
TATANKA and the LAKOTA PEOPLE
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 TATANKA and the LAKOTA PEOPLE: A CREATION STORY, written and illustrated by Donald F. Montileaux, Oglala Lakota. […]
STORY TIME WITH UŊČÍ & LALÁ
The Pine Ridge Porcupine
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 The Pine Ridge Porcupine written in 1942 by Ann Nolan Clark and illustrated by Andrew Standing Solider, Oglala Lakota. […]
STORY TIME WITH Uŋčí & LALÁ
The First Fire
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 The First Fire: A Cherokee Story written by Brad Wagnon and illustrated by Alex Stephenson. About the story: […]
STORY TIME WITH Uŋčí & LALÁ
Muskrat and Skunk
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 Muskrat and Skunk / Siŋkpé na Maká: A Lakota Drum Story. Told and illustrated by Donald F. Montiieaux; […]
Scott Woster Book Signing
Aktá Lakota Museum St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SDBe among the first to get your signed copy of Brave Girl: A Story on the Wind at the Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center, on the campus of St. Joseph’s Indian School, on Saturday, September 2 from 10.30 am until noon. Everyone is invited to attend. The event is free and open to everyone!
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47TH ANNUAL WAČÍPI – POWWOW
St. Joseph's Indian School 1301 North Main Street, Chamberlain, SDEach year, St. Joseph’s hosts an annual weekend of Lakota culture on our Chamberlain, South Dakota campus. For Full Event Details and Updates Visit www.stjo.org/powwow Thursday, September 14, 2023 8:00 am – 5:00 pm: Guest Registration is required only once upon arrival (Nagel Business Office) 5:00 pm: Meet and Greet (Rec Center) Friday, September 15, 2023 […]