Center for Western Studies

This year’s forum is March 14 at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls. Tickets are free and can be reserved online.

Plus, Kevin Woster talks about election integrity and how the catchphrase helped tip the scales for Monae Johnson at the Republican state convention. What's next for current Secretary of State Steve Barnett?

In The Moment ... October 29, 2019 Show 689 Hour 1The colors are dynamic in Rodger Ellingson's love letter to Sioux Falls. Ellingson's exhibit "Sioux…

Augustana University is partnering with Flandreau Indian School and the Washington Pavilion for a project that brings Native American perspectives into…

In The Moment ... February 27, 2019 Show 524 Hour 2 The Lakota origin story says the American bison sacrificed his own body to sustain the First People.In…

In The Moment ... December 14, 2018 Show 480 Hour 1"Plain Views: Watercolors by Judy Thompson" is on display at Augustana University in the…

In The Moment ... October 13, 2017 Show 198 Hour 1You can now rediscover a classic Midwestern novel about the relationship between land and the people who…

In The Moment ... June 7, 2017 Show 109 Hour 2We begin hour two of the program with the Dakota Political Junkies. Joining us today is Dana Ferguson with…

John Miller taught US history at South Dakota State University for 29 years. He is currently working on a political biography of George McGovern.He joins…

"The Revenant" made news this past Sunday with Oscar wins in cinematography and a best actor win for star Leonardo DiCapprio. The character DiCapprio…