akta lakota museum

Christine – thank you so much for your visit and your great review of our museum. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Peter -- we are so glad you enjoyed your visit to our museum last spring. We hope you visit again soon. Pilamaya - thank you!

So glad you enjoyed your visit! Hope to see you back again soon. Pilamaya - thank you!

Pilamaya - thank you for coming back, we're glad you enjoyed your visit!

Pilamaya – thank you for the great review of your visit to our Museum. Hope to see you back again soon!

Thank you for the great review about the Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center! We are glad you enjoyed your visit.

Marilyn -- we are so glad you enjoyed the powwow, thank you for visiting. Hope to see you back in the future.

Beautiful and meaningful museum. The artwork and sculptures are outstanding. The gifts shop has hundreds of items that will never be found elsewhere. There are interactive videos, lots of history, and education in this museum that is so well maintained. Love the live medicine wheel!

An excellent primer for the whole family about the lives of the Lakota people, their history, traditions, and the overall work of St. Joseph's School. Given their struggles and hardships at the hands of settlers and the American goverrnment, I believe it's critical to honor these native people with a visit and a better understanding of their world.

We were impressed with this museum. It was interesting but disturbing for me...the way the Indians were treated has always been an issue for me. The museum presented their history well and beautifully. Enjoyed the art and the gift shop. Nicely done.

The Akta Lakota ("Honor the People") Museum is an outstanding collection of cultural, historical and artistic work. It provides a great educational experience which will broaden and deepen your appreciation of Lakota culture.What makes it even more of a must see is that it also presents contemporary artwork which builds on cultural traditions while expressing itself in new ways. It's brilliant in its own right.When you leave this museum you'll understand that Lakota culture is not just a thing of the past. It's alive and thriving today.

Wow what an amazing, eye opening experience. We stopped over the weekend on our way home from our vacation. We had no idea how nice it was. There was something for the entire family, which can be hard at times. We really enjoyed this and would encourage all to go. They had some beautiful jewelry, books and other keepsakes at their store.

We stopped on our way out of town and were glad we did. The grandchildren with us are hard to impress with history and social history, but this museum did just that. It's beautifully arranged and even the gift area is attractive with some beautiful locally made items at reasonable prices. Watch the video on Plain Indian early life. Wonderful !

This museum documents the lives and culture of American plains Native American tribes. There are many original artifacts that are used to tell the story of the Lakota people.My favorite part was a timeline that showed major milestones in the Lakota tribes and the expansion of the United States.They also show a short movie which is not to be missed.Another section of the museum tells the story of St. Joseph Indian School. It is also interesting to spend some time looking at this exhibit.The exhibit also displays impressive works of art from former students.All in all this is a wonderful place to visit.

Thank you for the great view about the Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center!