"The first two weeks were an intensive introduction to the history, culture, and spirituality of Native Americans. The program director welcomed us into his home and invited us to take part in a Sweat Lodge purification ceremony with his family and friends."
- Michelle, Kenyon College
During the first week of the program, you go on field trips to Pipestone National Park, Upper and Lower Sioux Agency, or cultural events such as tribal art shows or pow-wows.
In the second week, students travel by van across the state with the American Indian program director as a guide. You will visit service sites and program host families on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Cheyenne River, Standing Rock, Lower Brule, Crow Creek and Sisseton Reservations, as well as important historic, geographic, and cultural sites, including Bear Butte sacred mountain, the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre, the Black Hills, Crazy Horse Mountain, Devil's Tower, and the Akta Lakota and Journey Museums. Information and presentations at significant historical sites are from the indigenous peoples' perspective.
