A school and some dignity

Akta Lakota Museum & Cultural Center

This was actually an unplanned stop. I found it when I was in the hotel in Sioux Falls preparing for day two of my trip. I was looking at my gas stops and my other planned stops when this pooped up on the map. I figured since it was five minutes from one of my other stops, I would check it out. I was glad I did, this was a Native American boarding school and museum. I learned so much about the history of the tribes in South Dakota and how they lived on a daily basis. I highly recommend stopping and gaining some insight on how the tribes lived and the hardships they faced.

Dignity

This stop is what put me by the school and museum. It is a beautiful looking over the Missouri River. The sun sparkled off the colored diamonds in her quilt. It was built to represent the Lakota and Dakota Native American culture. It is a very beautiful and powerful piece. I enjoyed sitting there, in peace with it and the nature around it. A few hundred feet away was a rest area with information about the Lewis and Clark expedition. There was also a path headed towards the river with a sign warning about poisonous snakes. I took the risk to get a picture of the longest bridge in South Dakota.