November has been named "National American Indian Heritage Month" since 1990 and has been renewed every year since 1994 by a presidential proclamation. Our country has come together to recognize the F …

Good Afternoon Family & Friends: Did you know that our home state of South Dakota was the first state to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day? It was an important step forward, on the State' …

Hello friends and family! We have another great #book #review to share with you all today. Brittany Davila has the scoop on the book “WHEN THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD WAS SUBDUED, OUR SONGS CAME THROUG …

The DAKOTA TERRITORY has been out of print for many years and is now reissued through North Dakota State University. The introduction of DAKOTA TERRITORY gives a detailed synopsis of the Territorial …

Hello family and friends! We have another great #book #review ready for you today. Anita Comeau has the scoop on the novel “The Only Good Indians” by Stephen Graham Jones. Enjoy!If you are looki …

For today’s book review, we have a guest reviewer with us, Amanda Takes War Bonnett, that has the scoop on the book “All Guns Fired at One Time: Native Voices of Wounded Knee, 1890” by Jerome Green …

I am starting this review with a quote from Elizabeth Cook-Lynn and her book Anti-Indianism in Modern America. She said “The stories of the Ghost Dance ceremonial, as frenzied acts of a crazed India …

WHY WE SERVE is a new publication from the National Native American Veterans Memorial at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. and chronicles American Indian service to the Un …

A Book Review by Brittany:This book has to be one of the most interesting books I’ve read in a long time. The author of this particular book, Ernie LaPointe is a lineal descent and a great-grands …

Tinpsila, or Timpsila, is an ancient food source that can be found on the Great Plains on North America.For thousands of years, the People of the Plains harvested this important plant. It can be prepa …

A Pow Wow is a fun, family friendly event that is open to the public. Expect to see dancers dressed in beautiful regalia, to hear powerful drums, and to learn about cultures that span this continent w …

Pow Wow's are open to the public and we invite everyone to view and participate in this unique cultural event. Some Pow Wow's are large and some are very small, but the etiquette is pretty much the sa …