Native American History

The Hiawatha Indian Insane Asylum housed nearly 400 Native inmates from across the U.S. during its 30 years of operation. It was a keystone of federal Indian policy in the early 19

First painted on buffalo hide and later on paper, winter counts provide a pictorial history of various Lakota bands.

Charles M. “Charlie“ Russell lived and traveled with several native bands in the 1880s and painted what he saw.

How a Rapid City photographer captured portraits of the veterans of the 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn.

Chef MJ Adams shares a recipe for honey apple cake with Marla Bull Bear.

Frontier doctor Valentine McGillycuddy had a positive relationship with the Lakota people on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.

Wagner school makes their own ranch dressing to serve to students, creating a healthier option.

A 20th-century artwork exemplifies traditional Lakota symbols and their meaning.

Students in Wagner have unique access to aquaponic tables and a geodome greenhouse, both of which allow the cultivation of produce all year.

Native Americans in South Dakota have participated in off-reservation community events for a long time.