I flew into Rapid City, South Dakota on July 18, 2023. That afternoon we visited the journey museum. It was a very nice museum, covering Paleontology, archaeology, and of course, the sioux Indian museum.My main interest.
The museum was really well laid out and worth seeing . They had a good write up on Wovoka but unfortunately, no photograph.
The next day, we hired Tianna Yellow Hair to take us to the Lakota Pine Ridge reservation for a tour. One of the best experiences. The two highlights were, one, the teaching institution and second the wounded knee memorial. The teaching institution had a very nice memorial laying out how the events unfolded ultimately leading to the wounded knee massacre.
Next day was a day tour of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills. A tour of the Badlands National Park to see the beautiful mountain range and the pinnacles. The highlight of the tour was the Crazy Horse memorial. Very impressive.
The next day we drove to Chamberlain to visit the Akta Lakota museum and cultural center. The video presentation here was excellent.
Lot of native history in this state and worth a visit
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