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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I check to see if I am eligible for enrollment in a tribe?

Where do I start to search for someone on one of the reservations ?

Who do I contact regarding information on one of the Tribes?

What is the population for Native Americans in South Dakota?

What is the labor force for the Tribes?

Who do I contact to request an updated Tribal Presidents/Chairman’s list?

Who do I contact if I would like to perform volunteer work on a reservation?

How do I find which Native American charities are legitimate?

Where can I find information about travel through the reservations?


Where do I check to see if I am eligible for enrollment?

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Enrollment Office
115 4th Ave. S.E.
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: (605) 226-7343


Where do I start to search for someone on one of the reservations?

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Enrollment Office
115 4th Ave. S.E.
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: (605) 226-7343


Who do I contact regarding information on one of the Tribes?

Sinte Gleska University
Indian Studies Department
P.O. Box 490
Rosebud, SD 57570
Phone: (605)747-2263

United Sioux Tribes Corp.
1830 Lombardy Drive
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone: (605) 343-1100

Oglala Lakota College
Indian Studies Department
P.O. Box 490
Kyle, SD 57752
Phone: (605) 455-2321


What is the population for Native Americans in South Dakota?

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Enrollment Office
115 4th Ave. S.E.
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: (605) 226-7343


What is the labor force for the Tribes?

South Dakota Department of Labor
Kneip Building
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605)773-3101

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Tribal Government
115 4th Ave., S.E.
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: (605) 226-7343


Who do I contact to request an updated Tribal Presidents/Chairman’s list?

Tribal Government Relations
711 E. Wells Ave., Suite 250
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3415


Who do I contact if I would like to perform volunteer work on a reservation?

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Enrollment Office
115 4th Ave. S.E.
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: (605) 226-7343


How do I find which Native American charities are legitimate?

Attorney General’s Consumer Affairs
Capitol Building
500 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone (605) 773-4400


Where can I find information about traveling through the reservations?

South Dakota Tourism

Daphne Richards Cook
Alliance of Tribal Tourism Association (ATTA)
522 7th Street, Suite 210
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone (605) 791-1058
Fax: (605) 791-1891
 


 

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Artist
Spotlight
2009 Custer State Park Tribal Arts Show
 
The First Annual Custer State Park Tribal Arts Show will be held May 16 & 17, 2009. This free event will be held at the Sylvan Lake Lodge Auditorium and will feature a juried art show with artist market, festival-type food vendors, awards presentation and dinner, musical performances, and cultural presentations in collaboration with many other interpretive park educational programs.

To be held during Custer State Park’s free Open House Weekend when over 20,000 people visit the park to celebrate the beginning of the summer season.  The Arts Festival begins with a juried Tribal Art Show of 30 artists displaying and selling their art in an indoor market. Renowned artists will be chosen to be part of the show by a jury of three, knowledgeable in Native American and fine arts, plus with a commitment to preserving heritage and traditions through art.

The First Annual Custer State Park Tribal Arts Show at Custer State Park will be a positive event that recognizes the importance of creativity in the lives of all South Dakotans, and creates awareness of Native American art, culture and entertainment to people of all ages, nationalities and economic backgrounds. It will also provide a new cultural tourism experience for South Dakota citizens and visitors.

The Art Show and Market will be open to the public May 16 & 17, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., during the Park’s FREE Open House Weekend.  Enjoy the Art Show and Market plus Native American entertainment including Dallas Chief Eagle, Jasmine Pickner and more. An Artist Reception will be held Saturday, May 16 at 6:00 p.m. featuring entertainment by Kevin Locke and Doug Good Feather.

Click Here for more information and please check back often for updates!

If you have any questions regarding authentic Indian art, please contact the Indian Arts and Crafts Board.

If you, or someone you know, would like to be a part of the Artist Spotlight, please contact Aske Whitebird.

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