The Black Hills: A Sacred Landscape and a Long Dispute
To the Lakota the Black Hills are Paha Sapa, the heart of everything, and the center of a lasting land claim.
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Heritage
Lakota country, frontier history and the living traditions of the plains.
The Homestake Mine: A Century of Gold Beneath Lead
For 125 years the deepest gold mine in North America defined the town of Lead and much of the region.
Laura Ingalls Wilder and the De Smet Prairie
The author's 'Little House' books drew on her family's homesteading years on the Dakota prairie.
Frontier Forts and the Missouri River Trade
Long before statehood, river forts and trading posts shaped the map of Dakota Territory.
Beadwork: Geometry in Glass and Hide
Lakota beadwork transformed trade beads into a distinctive art of color and pattern.
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse: Leaders of an Era
Two Lakota leaders came to symbolize the resistance and tragedy of the northern plains.