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'Inyan Wakan' addresses Black Hills gold mine's past, present and future

Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls in the Ruddell Gallery at Black Hills State University.
Lee Strubinger
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SDPB
Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls in the Ruddell Gallery at Black Hills State University.

Wednesday is the last day to see Inyan Wakan—an art exhibit at the Ruddell Gallery at Black Hills State University.

The show, which translates to 'Holy Rock,' is by Marty Two Bulls Jr., a Lakota artist who was an Artist in Residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility this year.

It features a series of portraits and collages that tell a story about the Black Hills, the Homestake mine, and the site’s future as a world class particle physics laboratory.

SDPB’s Lee Strubinger ran into Two Bulls Jr. at the exhibit on Monday afternoon. Two Bulls Jr. says the monochromatic color of the work matches the interior of the underground lab.

Two Bulls Jr. says he’s looking to travel the show in 2025.

To hear Two Bulls Jr.'s full interview with SDPB's Lee Strubinger, click play below.

Marty Two Bulls Jr. talks to SDPB's Lee Strubinger about his exhibit 'Inyan Wakan' as they walk through the show in the Ruddell Gallery in Black Hills State University

Lee Strubinger is SDPB’s Rapid City-based politics and public policy reporter. Lee is a two-time national Edward R. Murrow Award winning reporter. He holds a master’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield.