The South Dakota Office of Tribal Government Relations and the South Dakota Office of Tourism have partnered together to promote tribal tourism in South Dakota. With the increased interest in travel on the reservations, we have partnered with tribal tourism representatives from each tribe for roundtable discussions. The roundtable discussions are a place where the state and tribal tourism representatives can ask questions and work together.

We also consult with the tribal tourism representatives. One such collaboration is the Office of Tourism's publication: Guide to the Great Sioux Nation. In an on-going effort to keep the publication updated, requests went out to each of the nine tribes' tourism representative to have them look over and send back updates and corrections to the publication.

The following tribal entities we are currently working with are:
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
Cheyenne River Area Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne River Tourism Office
Native Discovery
Lower Brule Tourism Office
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe
Pine Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce
Rosebud Sioux Tribe Resource Development Office
Standing Rock Tourism Office
Dakota Nation Art & Gift Store
Yankton Sioux Tribe
ATTA

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Sandy Swallow Gallery

Internationally and locally-renowned Sandy Swallow-Morgan artistic passion began in mid life, as she experimented with oils and watercolors while living on a ranch near Pine Ridge. Being self-taught, Sandy created art capturing her spiritual connection to nature, home and family.

Sandy is most well known for her hand-pulled block printmaking. This painstaking medium provides her with the ability to create dramatic pieces saturated with deep earth and pastel colors which evoke traditional Native American symbols and images from the natural world. Her prints convey a soothing, peaceful quality which enhance any living or work space.

Her success as a Native American Artist continues to grow as in 2007, First Lady Laura Bush sent an invitation for Sandy to attend a White House Reception for her painting of the National Parks (Devil Tower) for the White House Christmas Ornament.

Presently, Sandy has her own gallery located on Main Street in Hill City, SD. She invites you to the Sandy Swallow Gallery for a rewarding experience in Indian Art & Culture.

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.