Section

Heritage

Lakota country, frontier history and the living traditions of the plains.

The people often called Sioux describe themselves through a confederation of seven related council fires.

Home to the Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge carries deep hardship and an equally deep cultural strength.

Across South Dakota, powwows keep song, regalia and generations of family tradition in motion.

The site of the 1890 massacre remains one of the most solemn places in Lakota memory.

Once nearly wiped out, the buffalo is again central to Lakota food, ceremony and economy.

The eight-pointed star quilt has become a signature Lakota art form and an honored gift.