Better Understanding of American Indians
Perceptions, misperceptions and the truth about Native Americans were explored in a presentation to the Rotary Club of Downtown Sioux Falls, Monday, April 24. Craig Howe, Oglala Lakota from Pine Ridge and executive director of the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies, “will challenge Rotary members to become more educated regarding Native Americans and their place in South Dakota history. “
The Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies, founded by Howe in 2004 and operating near Martin, S.D., is an Indian-controlled nonprofit research and education center committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of American Indian communities and issues important to them.
The Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies, founded by Howe in 2004 and operating near Martin, S.D., is an Indian-controlled nonprofit research and education center committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of American Indian communities and issues important to them.
Howe was raised and lives on his family’s cattle ranch on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and is a faculty member in the Graduate Studies Department at Oglala Lakota College. He also served as deputy assistant director for cultural resources at the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, and director of the D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History at the Newberry Library in Chicago. He has developed hypermedia tribal history projects and creative museum exhibitions, taught Native studies courses in the U.S. and Canada, and authored articles and book chapters on numerous topics, including tribal histories, Native studies, museum exhibitions and community collaborations.
Program Highlights April 24, 2017
Program Highlights April 24, 2017
- CAIRNS is an Indian-controlled nonprofit research/education center committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of American Indian communities and issues through education.
- Education, evaluating, researching and designing are initiatives founded by CAIRNS.
- Contact info: CAIRNS, 26649 226th Avenue, PO Box 448, Martin, SD 57551; 605-685-6484; nativecarins.org
- In 1861, there were 42,000 Native Americans in SD; in 1890, there were 26,782.
- Currently, there are 9 tribes in SD; 21% of SD Native Americans live on reservations on 16,089 acres.
- Discrimination of Native Americans is found in art, literature, movies, books, advertising, logos.
Next Week’s Program:
Matt Michels, Lt. Governor for SD—SD Legislative Outcomes