South Dakota Humanities Council

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Our vision is to lead statewide advocacy for the humanities, working with partners to foster literary and civic engagement. Our core mission is to celebrate literature, promote civil conversation, and tell the stories that define our state.

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3.12.26 - Crazy Horse Memorial: So Much More Than a Mountain

3.12.26 - Crazy Horse Memorial: So Much More Than a Mountain South Dakota Humanities Council

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2.26.26 - Dystopia: Literature’s Reflection in Contemporary Society

2.26.26 - Dystopia: Literature’s Reflection in Contemporary Society South Dakota Humanities Council

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2.12.26 - Wounded Knee Memorial: Preserving the Sacred

2.12.26 - Wounded Knee Memorial: Preserving the Sacred South Dakota Humanities Council

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1.29.26 - Neurodiversity: What It Is...and What It Isn't

1.29.26 - Neurodiversity: What It Is...and What It Isn't South Dakota Humanities Council

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1.15.26 - Human Trafficking in South Dakota: More Than You Know

1.15.26 - Human Trafficking in South Dakota: More Than You Know South Dakota Humanities Council

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12.18.25 - Telling the Stories that Define our State: 40 Years of South Dakota Magazine

12.18.25 - Telling the Stories that Define our State: 40 Years of South Dakota Magazine South Dakota Humanities Council

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12.4.25 - The Importance and Impact of Indigenous News Sovereignty

12.4.25 - The Importance and Impact of Indigenous News Sovereignty South Dakota Humanities Council

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11.20.25 -Thanksgiving: Correcting the Narrative

11.20.25 -Thanksgiving: Correcting the Narrative South Dakota Humanities Council

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11.6.25 - Lakȟótiyapi - Teaching and Preserving the Lakota Language

11.6.25 - Lakȟótiyapi - Teaching and Preserving the Lakota Language South Dakota Humanities Council

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10.23.25 - The "Mean-ing" of Society & the Need for Third Places

10.23.25 - The "Mean-ing" of Society & the Need for Third Places South Dakota Humanities Council

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10.9.25 - David Adler - Constitutional Conversations…Continued

10.9.25 - David Adler - Constitutional Conversations…Continued South Dakota Humanities Council

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9.18.25 - Bubbles, Fractures, & Coping with a Divided Nation: A Conversation with Tania Israel

9.18.25 - Bubbles, Fractures, & Coping with a Divided Nation: A Conversation with Tania Israel South Dakota Humanities Council

30 views - 6 months ago

9.11.25 - You "Kent" Make This Stuff Up: Writing Fiction with Krueger and Nerburn

9.11.25 - You "Kent" Make This Stuff Up: Writing Fiction with Krueger and Nerburn South Dakota Humanities Council

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9.4.25 - Rebecca Clarren - "The Cost of Free Land: A Tangled History"

9.4.25 - Rebecca Clarren - "The Cost of Free Land: A Tangled History" South Dakota Humanities Council

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8.28.25 - Barb Boustead - Wilder Weather

8.28.25 - Barb Boustead - Wilder Weather South Dakota Humanities Council

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Kyla Zhao - May the Best Player Win

Kyla Zhao - May the Best Player Win South Dakota Humanities Council

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8.21.25 - The Rural Lawyer: Incentives & Inspiration - Hannah Haksgaard

8.21.25 - The Rural Lawyer: Incentives & Inspiration - Hannah Haksgaard South Dakota Humanities Council

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8.14.25 - Ann Bausum - "White Lies..."

8.14.25 - Ann Bausum - "White Lies..." South Dakota Humanities Council

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8.7.25 - Historical Trauma in Indian Country: A Conversation with Mary Annette Pember

8.7.25 - Historical Trauma in Indian Country: A Conversation with Mary Annette Pember South Dakota Humanities Council

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7.31.25 - Resolving a Modern Dilemma: The Importance of Media and Informational Literacy

7.31.25 - Resolving a Modern Dilemma: The Importance of Media and Informational Literacy South Dakota Humanities Council

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7.17.25 - A Constitutional Conversation with David Adler

7.17.25 - A Constitutional Conversation with David Adler South Dakota Humanities Council

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7 3 25 - Indigenous Art: Power and Purpose

7 3 25 - Indigenous Art: Power and Purpose South Dakota Humanities Council

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6.5.25 - Social Media & Mental Health: Cause for Concern?

6.5.25 - Social Media & Mental Health: Cause for Concern? South Dakota Humanities Council

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5.22.25 - South Dakota's Teacher Shortage

5.22.25 - South Dakota's Teacher Shortage South Dakota Humanities Council

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5 8 25 Everywhere & Nowhere Beyond Mascots, Stereotypes, and Cultural Appropriation

5 8 25 Everywhere & Nowhere Beyond Mascots, Stereotypes, and Cultural Appropriation South Dakota Humanities Council

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4-24-25 Medical Debt in South Dakota

4-24-25 Medical Debt in South Dakota South Dakota Humanities Council

17 views - 11 months ago

4.10.25 - The Urgent State of the Humanities

4.10.25 - The Urgent State of the Humanities South Dakota Humanities Council

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3 27 25 - Lakota Star Knowledge

3 27 25 - Lakota Star Knowledge South Dakota Humanities Council

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3.13.25 - South Dakota’s Criminal Justice System: Incarceration, Education, and Reentry

3.13.25 - South Dakota’s Criminal Justice System: Incarceration, Education, and Reentry South Dakota Humanities Council

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2 27 25 - Literacy Rates in SD

2 27 25 - Literacy Rates in SD South Dakota Humanities Council

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Plants in the Civil War: A Botanical History

Plants in the Civil War: A Botanical History South Dakota Humanities Council

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Writing Beyond Grief

Writing Beyond Grief South Dakota Humanities Council

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The Visionary Behind the Termesphere

The Visionary Behind the Termesphere South Dakota Humanities Council

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A Reading of New Work: Dine Poetics

A Reading of New Work: Dine Poetics South Dakota Humanities Council

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Researching for Fiction Writers

Researching for Fiction Writers South Dakota Humanities Council

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A Reading of New Work: Dine Poetics

A Reading of New Work: Dine Poetics South Dakota Humanities Council

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Math Doesn't Have to Be "Yucky!"

Math Doesn't Have to Be "Yucky!" South Dakota Humanities Council

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Indigenous Literary Sovereignty

Indigenous Literary Sovereignty South Dakota Humanities Council

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Far from the Forest: From Mexico to Pine Ridge

Far from the Forest: From Mexico to Pine Ridge South Dakota Humanities Council

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Wings of an Eagle: Sharing Gold Medal Dreams

Wings of an Eagle: Sharing Gold Medal Dreams South Dakota Humanities Council

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Remembering Elizabeth Cook-Lynn

Remembering Elizabeth Cook-Lynn South Dakota Humanities Council

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My Grandfather's Altar: Five Generations of Lakota Holy Men

My Grandfather's Altar: Five Generations of Lakota Holy Men South Dakota Humanities Council

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Earl's Own Dakota Odyssey: A West River Story in Poems

Earl's Own Dakota Odyssey: A West River Story in Poems South Dakota Humanities Council

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Songs from The Grass Widow

Songs from The Grass Widow South Dakota Humanities Council

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Writing to Purge the Ghosts: An EMS Variation on The Things They Carried

Writing to Purge the Ghosts: An EMS Variation on The Things They Carried South Dakota Humanities Council

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Tiger Meat: The Stories Behind South Dakota's Best Music

Tiger Meat: The Stories Behind South Dakota's Best Music South Dakota Humanities Council

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The 7 P's of Publishing Success

The 7 P's of Publishing Success South Dakota Humanities Council

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The Power of Objects: Four Ways They Can Bring Your Fiction to Life

The Power of Objects: Four Ways They Can Bring Your Fiction to Life South Dakota Humanities Council

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1 30 25 - Food Insecurity & Indigenous Food Sovereignty

1 30 25 - Food Insecurity & Indigenous Food Sovereignty South Dakota Humanities Council

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1 16 25 - David Adler - Constitutional Conversations

1 16 25 - David Adler - Constitutional Conversations South Dakota Humanities Council

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1 02 25 - Human Trafficking Awareness Month: Addressing the MMIP Crisis

1 02 25 - Human Trafficking Awareness Month: Addressing the MMIP Crisis South Dakota Humanities Council

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Awards Ceremony 2024 Festival of Books

Awards Ceremony 2024 Festival of Books South Dakota Humanities Council

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Finding My Voice, Sharing Family Stories

Finding My Voice, Sharing Family Stories South Dakota Humanities Council

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Footprints: The Pursuit of Excellence

Footprints: The Pursuit of Excellence South Dakota Humanities Council

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Giants in the Earth

Giants in the Earth South Dakota Humanities Council

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Rethinking Our Relationship with Water

Rethinking Our Relationship with Water South Dakota Humanities Council

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The Loves of Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President

The Loves of Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President South Dakota Humanities Council

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A Phantom Storm: How Sitting Bull's Story Has Been Told

A Phantom Storm: How Sitting Bull's Story Has Been Told South Dakota Humanities Council

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No Matter the Genre, It's All Storytetlling

No Matter the Genre, It's All Storytetlling South Dakota Humanities Council

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Rediscovering Indigenous American History

Rediscovering Indigenous American History South Dakota Humanities Council

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