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The Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center opened in 1991 on St. Joseph’s Indian School campus. The name of our Native American museum reflects what we do: honor and preserve the rich culture of the Lakota people, the students at St. Joseph’s Indian School and the thousands who visit the museum each year.
Plan Your Visit - Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
The Aktá Lakota Museum is located in the heart of St. Joseph’s Indian School in Chamberlain, South Dakota, along the banks of the beautiful Missouri River. The Museum tells the unique stories and history of the Northern Plains Indian people as no other museum can.
About - Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
The Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center is an octagon-shaped facility with 14,000 square feet of display space in the former school building. The museum’s collection features art, artifacts, and educational displays that depict the proud heritage of the Lakota people.
Our Collection : Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
The Aktá Lakota Museum’s collecting priorities focus on historical Lakota objects and fine arts specifically from the Northern Plains Indian people, which makes it unique from all other American Indian museums and cultural centers.
Beliefs & Traditions : Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
Beliefs & Traditions. Northern Plains Indian culture is steeped in traditions that reflect the power and beauty of their people and tell the story of their relationship to all of creation. They practice …
Lakota Culture : Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
The Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center opened in 1991 on the campus of St. Joseph’s Indian School to promote the knowledge and understanding of the Northern Plains people — specifically the Lakota — as well as the ways this rich culture is being lived and shared today.
Explore : Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
As you explore our museum you will find historical information about American Indian culture — specifically the Lakota — as well as ways this rich culture is being lived, preserved, and shared today.
Sitting Bull - Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota and holy man. Under him, the Lakota bands united for survival on the northern plains. Sitting Bull remained defiant toward American military power and contemptuous of American promises to the end.
Upcoming Events – Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
On Exhibit Now! Curated by David A. Meyer II Aktá Lakota Museum Assistant Curator The "Wóyake: Language in Lakota Art" exhibit features a stunning collection of paintings and artworks that celebrate the act of storytelling through words.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe - Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
Rosebud Reservation is home to Sicangu Lakota, one of the seven tribes of the Lakota nation. The Lakota were traditionally the ultimate representative of the Plains Indian culture, with …