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Location: Native Nations

  • Three children sit in a line on the grass with notebooks. The child in the center holds her notebook up to show a wildflower that she's stuck to the page.

    In Smalltown Sisseton, Art is a Connector

    July 20, 2022

    Sisseton, South Dakota is a unique place. This rural town of 2,400 is located on the Lake Traverse Reservation: about half the town is Native American, and the other half is mostly white. But it is not only the residential makeup of the Sisseton that makes it unique. It is the survival and persistence of art in the area, and new movements that are bridging a historically separated community.

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  • Big Read Brings Native American Voices & Culture to LSSU. Linda Batiste-Cohen and Michelle Reed performing in 2021.

    Big Read Brings Native American Voices and Culture to University Campus

    January 14, 2022

    Lake Superior State University (LSSU) is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where five Native nations are located. In 2020 and 2021, LSSU staff, students, and community members dug deeper into the area’s Native American culture and history through a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant. Louise Erdrich’s award-winning novel The Round House inspired impactful discussions, book talks, writing workshops, and performances.

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