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This morning, Donovin Sprague reviews a book about one of the largest families here in the Dakota area. So many folks came to the vast prairie to settle down and begin a family, Reshaw did just that.R…

Gifts of Pride and Love - Kiowa and Comanche CradlesEdited by Barbara A. Hail. University of Oklahoma Press, 2000This book is part of a project by the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthopology at Brown Unive…

Cherokee Newspapers, 1828-1906: Tribal Voice of a People in Transitionby Cullen Joe Holland. Cherokee Heritage Press. 2012This book is an excellent resource for an early study in American Indian newsp…

At Black Hills State University one of the classes I teach is Traditional Lakota Arts which includes learning basic techniques of beadwork, quillwork, and featherwork. If you are involved in the arts…

In 2010, American Express founded Small Business Saturday to help businesses with their most pressing need - getting more customers. The day encourages people to shop at small businesses on the Saturd…

Hi All;August is a busy month for us and from a historical perspective it has had many events that have shaped the way we live today, for instance, on August 1, 1758 the first Indian reservation in No…

A Book Review by: Donovin SpragueBy Lakota Language Consortium. 2010.This is a Level 2 Lakota Language Textbook in a series of Lakota language resource materials. It is an excellent resource book wit…

Beadwork Techniques of the Native AmericansBy: Scott Sutton. Crazy Crow Trading Post 2008.This book shows techniques of four styles of beadwork including loom, two needle applique’, peyote or gourd s…

This new book is an update on the scientific findings of archaeological and forensic studies at the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Douglas Scott has previous publications and field study a…

Saturday, December 7th is an exciting day for us, we are having our very own Prairie Edge Hometown Event starting at 11:00 am through 3 pm.Some of our special visitors will be:Authors:Virginia Driving…

There are so many events happening here in our historical downtown. Here are some of the highlights.There is A Christmas Tree going up on Tuesday, November 19th in the Square. For those folks who ha…

Celebrate and support small business!Saturday, November 24, 2012 - the day between Black Friday and Cyber Monday - marks Small Business Saturday®. This day is dedicated to recognizing our local busine…