46th Annual St. Joseph’s Indian School Powwow
Join us for our 46th Annual Powwow and Cultural Activities taking place September 15-17. A traditional Lakota (Sioux) powwow helps Native American children, like those at St. Joseph's Indian School, share their culture, heritage and traditions with friends like you...
St. Joseph’s Indian School Announces Powwow Royalty
The 46th Annual St. Joseph’s Indian School Wačhípi – Powwow – marks the return to a public powwow for the students for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. September 17 marks the long-awaited powwow comeback. Students have been hard at work practicing dance...
Museum Monday
August Schedule
Museum Monday is a free program that provides educational presentations in history, literature, philosophy, anthropology, and other humanities disciplines. The programs are geared toward teen and adult audiences but people of all ages are welcome to attend....
Museum Wins Travelers’ Choice Award!
Tripadvisor recently named The Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center a 2022 Travelers’ Choice Award Winner. The award celebrates businesses that have received great traveler reviews from visitors from around the globe on Tripadvisor over the past 12 months....
Museum Monday to begin in July!
Beginning July 11 the museum will be offering Museum Monday, a free program that provides educational presentations in history, literature, philosophy, anthropology, and other humanities disciplines. The programs are geared toward teen and adult audiences but people...
The Museum Says Goodbye
We say goodbye to our Museum Gift Shop Manager, Kyndra Hosek. Kyndra has been able to combine her love of event management and retail, into a gratifying career at the Aktá Lakota Museum for the past four years. Hosek says the Museum will still be part of her heart but...
Introducing Wandering Wanda!
Wandering Wanda is a fun interactive program that takes you on an adventure around St. Joseph's Indian School Campus, introducing you to some of the dynamic programs and services available to the children and families served by St. Joseph's. Wandering Wanda will air...
Celebrate 605 Day Across South Dakota
South Dakota's One Area Code Brings Cause for Celebration PIERRE, S.D. – There is one thing that unifies South Dakota and its residents – the state’s area code. Only 11 states in the country have a single area code, and South Dakota is one of them. On Sunday, June 5,...
2022 Powwows & Celebrations
Please contact the venue before making plans. June 2022 All Veterans Wacipi Date: June 10-12, 2022 Location: Pine Ridge, SD Ph: 605.407.2853 or 605.407.8733 Email: ostveteranscommittee@gmail.com July 2022 155th Annual Sisseton Wahpeton Wacipi Date: July 1-4, 2022...
Aktá Lakota Museum’s Wanda Bunker Achieves South Dakota State Honor
(Chamberlain, SD) Few of Wanda Bunker’s colleagues on St. Joseph’s Indian School campus will be surprised to learn that she recently was awarded a Ruth Ziolkowski* Outstanding Hospitality and Customer Service Award by the South Dakota Department of Tourism. The...