Bunker Earns Recognition for Exceptional Service
Joseph's Indian School Historical Center and Museum Coordinator, Wanda Bunker, Earns Recognition for Exceptional Service. Wanda Bunker has once again been honored by the South Dakota Department of Tourism for her exceptional service to customers. As a South Dakota...
Museum Earns South Dakota’s 2023 Great Places Award
The Aktá Lakota Museum has been named one of South Dakota's Great Places for 2023, a prestigious award it has received since 2002 when it was formerly known as the Great Star Award. This recognition, given annually by the state's Department of Tourism, recognizes...
Christ Tuŋpi – Merry Christmas
The museum will be closed on December 25 and 26 for the Christmas holiday.
South Dakota DOT Construction Update
1-90 West and 190 East near Chamberlain is nearing the end! Nov. 9, 2023: A traffic switch took place on the Interstate 90 project at Chamberlain, on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Traffic is currently traveling in a two-way configuration in the westbound lanes. In the...
Holiday Open House!
The Museum’s Gift Shop supports local and regional American Indian artists. The store features unique original art from handmade jewelry to colorful pottery, hand-made star quilts, American Indian history books, cards, and artistically designed t-shirts . . . all...
Opening in November
Wóyake: Language in Lakota Art Curated by David A. Meyer II, ALM Assistant Curator Open November 13, 2023 Opening Reception November 16, 2023 | 4 - 6 PM Wóyake: Language in Lakota Art exhibit shares paintings and works that express wóyake the act of storytelling...
Poetry on the Road!
The South Dakota State Poetry Society is taking poetry on the road, and it is stopping at the museum! South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other SDSPS member poets and special guests, will be visiting the Aktá Lakota Museum on November 16,...
Museum Hours Change
On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, our museum hours will change for the winter months. Going forward the museum will be open Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, closed weekends and most National Holidays. Winter is a great time to visit and connect personally with the...
South Dakota DOT
Construction Update
South Dakota DOT Construction Updates I-90 West and I-90 East near Chamberlain Sept. 27, 2023: Motorists are advised to the following information regarding the Rest Area on Interstate 90 near Chamberlain. The rest area is not closed, however, due to the construction...
Join Us For our
47th Annual WAČÍPI
A wačípi — powwow — is a Native American gathering focused on dance, song, and family celebration. Powwows celebrate the connections to tradition and spirituality, to the Earth, and to one another in a social, personal, and spiritual meeting. A traditional powwow...