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1 South Dakota Humanities Council N e w s l e t t e r SDHC celebrates 40 years! Fall/Winter 2011 Anniversary campaign asks ‘What Makes a South Dakotan?’ The South Dakota Humanities Council, a statewide organization with a unique mission, was formed in 1972 in response to an act of Congress. As the only cultural organization in the state whose sole mission is to deliver humanities programming to the people of South Dakota, we are celebrating our 40th anniversary in 2012 by reflecting on the origins and the identities of the people we serve. We want to know “What Makes a South Dakotan?” We need your stories to answer that question. Your entries and perspectives will make up the fifth volume of SDHC’s South Dakota Stories series, to be released in Sioux Falls at our 10th Annual South Dakota Festival of Books (Sept. 28-30). The SDHC will be hosting a series of Civic Reflections gatherings in the coming months to help spur this discussion and get you thinking about this broad question. We encourage you to take part in these discussions (times and locations will be announced soon), and we are already accepting submissions for the new book. To submit, please visit http://www.sdhumanities.org and click on “Programs and Events” then “What Makes a South Dakotan.” We want the “real stories” of the authentic South Dakota experience, and what better way to get it than to call on citizens of our state? This book is intended to offer new and diverse recognitions of who we are and what we’re about here and now in South Dakota. Drawing on your personal experiences and obser- vations, tell us your story; your take on the question we’ve posed. We at the SDHC are excited to celebrate our anni- versary by creating the fifth installment of our South Dakota Stories series, and you can be part of it. Help us celebrate by telling your story. In This Issue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 40th Anniversary Festival photos Festival of Books a success New SDHC board members Award-winning SDHC program Grants awarded Distinguished Service awards Donations needed 2012 programming theme Upcoming SDHC events Submit stories for new SDHC book One Book revealed

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South Dakota Humanities Council

N e w s l e t t e rSDHC celebrates 40 years!Fall/Winter 2011

Anniversary campaign asks ‘What Makes a South Dakotan?’ The South Dakota Humanities Council, a statewide organization with a unique mission, was formed in 1972 in response to an act of Congress.

As the only cultural organization in the state whose sole mission is to deliver humanities programming to the people of South Dakota, we are celebrating our 40th anniversary in 2012 by reflecting on the origins and the identities of the people we serve.

We want to know “What Makes a South Dakotan?”We need your stories to answer that question. Your entries and perspectives will make up the fifth volume of SDHC’s South Dakota Stories series, to be released in Sioux Falls at our 10th Annual South Dakota Festival of Books (Sept. 28-30).

The SDHC will be hosting a series of Civic Reflections gatherings in the coming months to help spur this discussion and get you thinking about this broad question. We encourage you to take part in these discussions (times and locations will be announced

soon), and we are already accepting submissions for the new book.

To submit, please visit http://www.sdhumanities.org and click on “Programs and Events” then “What Makes a South Dakotan.”

We want the “real stories” of the authentic South Dakota experience, and what better way to get it than to call on citizens of our state? This book is intended to offer new and diverse recognitions of who we are and what we’re about here and now in South Dakota.

Drawing on your personal experiences and obser-vations, tell us your story; your take on the question we’ve posed.

We at the SDHC are excited to celebrate our anni-versary by creating the fifth installment of our South Dakota Stories series, and you can be part of it. Help us celebrate by telling your story.

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40th Anniversary

Festival photos

Festival of Books a success

New SDHC board members

Award-winning SDHC program

Grants awarded

Distinguished Service awards

Donations needed

2012 programming theme

Upcoming SDHC events

Submit stories for new SDHC book

One Book revealed

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SDHC BoardSen. Tom Dempster

Secretary

Michelle Deyo-AmendeChair-elect

Harvey DuMarce

Tom Fishback

Doris GiagoExecutive Committee

Anne GormleyTreasurer

Fee JacobsenGovernor Appointee

Lin Jennewein

Hon. Judith Meierhenry

Dr. Matthew MoenExecutive CommitteeGovernor Appointee

Julie Moore-Peterson

Jean NicholsonChair

Hon. Lawrence Piersol

Scott RauschGovernor Appointee

Rebecca SchenkGovernor Appointee

Ann McKay ThompsonPast Chair

Corey Vilhauer

William Walsh

2012 One Book Selected Since 2003, the One Book South Dakota program has encour-aged everyone across our state to read and discuss the same novel or memoir throughout the course of a year.

The South Dakota Humanities Council is pleased to announce that “Dammed Indians Revis-ited: The Continuing History of the Pick-Sloan Plan and the Missouri River Sioux” will serve communities throughout the state as the 2012 One Book South Dakota selection. In this year’s One Book, Michael Lawson astutely examines the 1944 Pick-Sloan Plan and the devastating effects on Ameri-can Indian populations located near flooded areas caused by the project.

The ideas central within the book remind us of the many challenges we face as South Dakotans; these ideas require us to think thoughtfully and criti-cally about ourselves and our values. “Dammed Indians Revisited” bridges SDHC’s cur-rent “American Indian Cultures” programming theme with next year’s theme, “Water.” These themes provide a platform for communities across the state to focus on issues that dominate current South Dakota discourse, issues that we are all affected by on some level. We encourage you and everyone in your community to join in the ongoing conversation that One Book South Dakota provides.

SDHC is pleased that long-time partner South Dakota Historical Society Press will publish a custom edition of the book for the One Book program. This is the first-time SDHC has chosen a South Dakota publisher to print the One Book selection. Excerpts and reviews of the book are available at http://www.sdshspress.com/

Here’s how you apply:

1. Get a group together-Any book club or organization is eligible to apply for a reading program. Just set the date for your discussion and indicate that you’d like to discuss this year’s One Book South Dakota. If desired, you may also contact a scholar to lead your discussion.

2. Apply-If your book club would like to apply, find a sponsoring organization (this can be any non-profit organization, such as a library, museum, or book club). Download an application from www.sdhumanities.org/programs_book.htm. Mail your completed ap-plication and a $40 application fee to South Dakota Humanities Council, 1215 Trail Ridge Rd., Suite A, Brookings, SD, 57006.

3. Wait for the Mail-SDHC will mail a circulating library of books along with study guides and promotional materials to your group. When you’re done with the program, simply mail the books and a short evaluation of the program back to us.

4. Promote, publicize, and conduct your event-This is where you can really help us out. Draw a crowd! At your event, be sure to thank the South Dakota Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities for support.

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South Dakota Humanities Council

Ninth Annual Festival of Books

Save the Date!

South Dakota Festival of Books

Sept. 28-30, 2012in Sioux Falls

To make a donation visit

www.sdhumanities.org/

donate.htm

Download form and mail to:

1215 Trail Ridge Rd., Suite A, Brookings, SD

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Donate securely online

This year’s Festival of Books in Deadwood was one of the most successful to date for the South Dakota Humanities Council in terms of attendance. In all, the recorded attendance at the 2011 festival in Deadwood was 5,692, which is double that of the 2009 Deadwood festi-val and one of the highest attendance figures in the event’s nine-year history. Along with the large crowds seen at the festival, 11 towns participated in the supplementary “Authors on the Road” program. From upperclassmen at USD to kindergartners at Zion Lutheran School in Rapid City, over 5,400 people across the state met with festival au-thors outside of Deadwood.

The large crowds braved rainy weather to come out to this year’s festival, and the highlights were many. Writing workshops, book signings, poetry readings, panel discussions, film screenings, and special events made up the weekend’s activities, and attendees had to be quick heading from session to session to ensure they got seats at their favorite events as many were filled to capacity.

The festival kicked off with an “Ignite: South Dakota” event at the Roundhouse in Lead featuring festival authors and leaders of local cultural organizations. The event also served as the official release for 2012’s One Book South Dakota, “Dammed Indians Revisited” by Michael Lawson. The SD State Historical Society Press was on hand to an-nounce the selection and demonstrate its importance to our state. This year, 62 discus-sion groups around the state came together to read Joseph Marshall III’s “The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History” prior to his keynote lecture at the festival. A crowd of 450, made up of book group members, festival-goers, and students from area tribal schools, gathered to eat at the American Indian Feed. Afterward, over 500 heard Joseph’s re-marks at the Deadwood Mountain Grand, a new festival venue.

Other notable events included Friday night’s Literary Feast. Dubbed “An Evening of Crime and Mystery,” the event featured popular crime and mystery writers who spoke in front of a packed house at the Martin & Mason’s 1898 Ballroom. While this was going on, the Franklin Hotel’s Gold Room also had patrons standing outside the venue trying to see and listen to South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s live recording of “Rock Garden Tour.” Ian Frazier’s boxed lunch lecture on Travels in Siberia proved to be another event where seats filled up fast and books whizzed off the racks.

For the most current information on the 2012 Festival of Books, visit the festival website at www.sdbookfestival.com, and check back often as we release new information on the line-up and special events! Thanks to all those involved in the festival who so graciously donated their time, resources, and efforts.

Deadwood event is a hit!

Author Suzanne Julin of Washington reads from her book “A Marvelous Hundred Square Miles: Black Hills Tourism, 1880-1941” at the 2011 Festival of Books. Photo by Toby Brusseau.

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(Clockwise, from top) Pine Ridge High School students hold up their copies of “The Journey of Crazy Horse” (Thanks to SD Commu-nity Foundation and Fishback Financial for donating 2,400 copies to tribal high schoolers across the state); SDPB produces a “Rock Garden Tour” live recording; a young festival-goer wins an “American Girl” doll at the Tea Party; Bruce Junek, Tass Thacker and Mark St. Pierre chat with fans during the Mass Book Signing; Merlyn Magner signs her book “Come into the Water”; Joseph Marshall III gives his keynote lecture. Photos by Toby Brusseau. View more photos at www.facebook.com/sdbookfestival.

Festival Photos

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South Dakota Humanities Council

The South Dakota Humanities Council Board of Directors added five new members this fall. Matthew Moen, Tom Fishback, Judith Meierhenry, Law-rence Piersol and Julie Moore-Peterson bring unique and extensive experience to the 18-member board, which oversees the statewide non-profit South Dakota Humani-ties Council. Moen, Fishback, Meierhenry and Piersol attended their first board meeting Nov. 18-19 in Sioux Falls. The board also took official action at that time to appoint Moore-Peterson, who will attend her first meet-ing in April 2012.

Meanwhile, outgoing chairperson Ann McKay Thomp-son was honored for her two years of service as chair. Thompson will remain a member of the board, while fellow board member Jean Nicholson of Sioux Falls will take over as chair.

Matthew C. Moen of Vermillion is in his tenth year as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, professor of po-litical science, and Lohre Distinguished Professor at the University of South Dakota. The Sioux Falls native oversees a hu-manities division at USD that includes academic programs such as English, history, languages, native studies, classics, philosophy, religious studies and speech.

Prior to being hired at USD, Moen taught at the Univer-sity of Maine, where he was promoted from professor to Special Assistant to the President and University of Maine Trustee Professor.

Fishback, a Brookings native, lives and works in his hometown as a credit review officer for First Bank & Trust. He serves as a director on the Brookings Boys & Girls Club and Brookings County Youth Men-toring Program board, and is a member of the South Dakota State University Honors College Advisory Council and the Brook-ings Reconciliation Council. A strong supporter of the local arts and humanities, Fish-back feels that SDHC fulfills a vital role in South Dakota

through the various activities, conferences and lectures that educate people on the state’s rich cultural heritage while showcasing South Dakota’s changing cultural landscape.

The Hon. Judith Meierhenry is a retired South Dakota Supreme Court Justice who has 23 years of experience as a judge in South Dakota.Meierhenry, of Sioux Falls, retired in June to spend more time with her seven grandchildren and pursue her other passions, including writing, paint-ing, traveling and reading. She helped coordinate the SDHC Big Read presentations in Sioux Falls and

panel discussions of “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “My Antonia,” and is a regular participant in SDHC Festival of Books activities.

The Hon. Lawrence L. Piersol is a United States District Court judge, having been appointed in 1993 by former President Bill Clinton. Piersol, who resides in Sioux Falls, served as the Chief Judge for the District of South Dakota from 1999 to 2006. He has spoken and testified numerous times on Native American and sen-tencing and judicial independence issues. Piersol also served as Minority Whip (1971-1972) and Majority Leader (1973-1974) in the South Dakota House of Representatives.

Julie Moore-Peterson has been direc-tor of the Sturgis Public Library for more than 26 years. Moore-Peterson, who enjoys read-ing and researching local history in her spare time, is an active member of the Sturgis community and has been an integral part of the library’s partnerships with schools, the Sturgis Chamber of Commerce and local service agencies. She has worked closely with the Sturgis Arts Council to bring SDHC “One Book SD” and other series reading programs and touring exhibits to Sturgis.

Five join SDHC Board of Directors

New Board members

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The South Dakota Humanities Council awards thousands of dollars in grants each year to vari-ous applicants who in turn use that money to produce interesting and diverse programming.

These major grants are often major successes, as illustrated by a recent honor bestowed upon South Dakota Public Broadcasting for its pro-duction of “The Stavig Letters.”

The production, funded in part by the South Dakota Humanities Council, was awarded a Regional Emmy this fall from the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for Historical Documentary. For more information, go to http://www.sdpb.org/stavigletters/

SDPB won the award while competing with sta-tions in South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota and areas of Nebraska and Wisconsin.

The docu-drama tells the story of brothers Lars and Knut Stavig. Lars came to America in 1876 but corresponded regularly with Knut, who re-mained in Norway. The correspondence, trans-lated from Norwegian, consists of more than 150 letters spanning more than five decades from 1881 to 1938.

The letters relate the immigrant experience from the perspective of both countries. The television program is based on a readers’ theater drama, “The Stavig Letters,” written by Dr. Wayne Knutson, Professor Emeritus at the University of South Dakota. The program, now featuring John and Jane Rasmussen (Lars’ great granddaughter) and Gary Westgard, has been part of SDHC Speakers Bureau offerings since 2002. The Rasmussens, of Sisseton, ac-cepted the award on behalf of the network at an awards gala in Minneapolis.

To create the documentary, South Dakota Public Broadcasting received a major grant

through the SDHC immigration allocation in 2009. The SDHC also provided research grants early in the project.

The one-hour television program takes the readers’ theater drama in a different direction, using footage shot in Norway, northeast South Dakota and the coast of Maine.

That footage, combined with historic photo-graphs and actors’ voices, tells the story of immigration from the perspective of both Lars and Knut Stavig.

Non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for a Speakers Bureau program to bring this story to their respective communities. For more infor-mation, visit http://www.sdhumanities.org and click on “Programs and Events” then “Speakers Bureau.”

SDHC-funded program wins Regional Emmy

Early formal portrait of Lars Stavig, taken in Sisseton. Photo courtesy of Stavig House Museum.

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South Dakota Humanities Council

• South Dakota Discovery Center (Pierre): “SD History Adventures.” Approximately 1,400 elementary stu-dents will be given the opportunity via field trips to learn about places, people and events formative to South Dakota. Students will learn the answer to the question: “What makes a South Dakotan?”

• Brookings Renegades Muzzleloaders Club (Brook-ings): “Living History Fair.” Teachers and students will be invited to this interactive educational event at the Swiftel Center in Brookings. More than 30 schools and 1,000 children will ro-tate among dem-onstrators and re-enactors to experience his-tory and culture.

• Black Hills State University (Spear-fish): “Mending the Sacred Hoop: A Circle of Unity.” Presenters will be invited to BHSU to discuss issues of Native Ameri-can/non-Native relations, cultural understandings and community healing.

• South Dakota Heri-tage Fund (Pierre): “Playing on the Plains; Sports and Recreation in South Dakota.” Sports and recreation, which form strong traditions in South Dakota’s culture, will be featured themati-cally at the South Dakota Historical Society’s 2012 history conference, held April 13-14 in Pierre.

• Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Society (Sioux Falls): “Jazz Diversity Project.” Established in 2006, the statewide touring program combines a live jazz performance from professional musicians with an interactive multimedia presentation featuring American history. The program has been seen by nearly 30,000 students and 106 schools.

• Adams Museum and House (Deadwood): “Black Hills Harmonies.” The iconic Deadwood museum will host a series of programs highlighting American roots music as it has been experienced in the Black Hills, including lectures and performances explor-ing the region’s rich musical traditions. Program-

ming will culminate with the SDHC-sponsored Mu-seum on Main Street “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Music” exhibit at the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center in the fall of 2012.

• South Dakota Symphony Orchestra (Sioux Falls): “Lakota Music Project.” The grant will make pos-sible a SD Symphony/SDHC partnership for three performances. Concerts opening and closing the New Harmonies tour will include the Lakota Music Project and the world premier of a Lakota song cy-

cle by Native American composer Jerod Tate. The Lakota Music Proj-ect, a collaborative ensemble featuring the South Dakota Symphony Chamber Orchestra and a traditional Lakota drum group, will also perform in conjunction with the Festival of Books in Sep-tember in Sioux Falls.• SD Public Broadcasting: “History through Stained Glass.” A one-hour televi-sion documentary, with accompanying Web ma-terials, will look at the his-tory and stories behind stained glass windows in

South Dakota. • Native Languages of the Americas (St. Paul, Minn.): “Lost Nation: The

Ioway 2 & 3 Historical Documentary Film.” The two one-hour sequels to the award-winning and criti-cally acclaimed “Lost Nation: The Ioway” will be partially filmed in the South Dakota portion of the Blood Run National Historic Landmark (a former Ioway village site and Native American trading center). A public showing of the film will also be held in South Dakota.

• Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (Martin): “Approaches to Teaching Lakota Culture.” The institute is comprised of four 5-day workshops that focus on approaches to teach-ing core concepts of Lakota culture. Participants explore these concepts through presentations by experts and scholars, discussion of selected read-ings, visits to related sites on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations and development and shar-ing of lesson plans.

SDHC Board awards more than $57,000 in grants

The SD Symphony Orchestra poses in front of Crazy Horse Memorial. The orchestra will team up with a Lakota Drum group for an SDHC-funded collaboration “Lakota Music Project” in 2012. Photo copyright Crazy Horse Memorial.

Grants Awarded

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Distinguished Service honors awarded to five contributors

Craig Howe, creator of CAIRNS (Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies) accepts the Distinguished Service award from SDHC Board Member Tom Dempster at the 2011 Festival of Books. Photo by Toby Brusseau.

Bernie Hunhoff, publisher of South Dakota Magazine

Craig HoweLinda Hasselstrom Ronda Feterel, Chair of the Dead-wood Historic Preservation Com-mission

Deadwood Mayor Francis Toscana

The SDHC honored three organizations and two individuals with a “Distinguished Service in the Humanities” award in 2011. The honorees were presented with awards at the 2011 Festival of Books in Deadwood.

Organizational honorees for 2011 were South Dakota Magazine, the City of Deadwood and the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission, while Craig Howe of Martin and Linda Hasselstrom of Hermosa were the individual winners.

SDHC recognized these honorees for their outstanding support of the humanities in South Dakota through presenting and hosting numerous events and engaging programs, com-posing important books or publications about the humanities, or providing essential funding or partnering to sustain a vibrant cultural landscape in South Dakota. The individuals and groups demonstrated a strong commitment to scholarly and cultural advocacy statewide.

To be eligible for the award, the honoree must serve and sup-port SDHC and its programs, contribute to scholarly and cultural advocacy and/or contribute to publications.

Craig Howe has been involved with SDHC since 2001. He serves as a member of the American Indian Cultures Task Force, as-sisting to further SDHC’s involvement with the American Indian population in the state. SDHC has benefited from Howe’s ad-vocacy of cultural programming centered on American Indian Studies as well as his contributions to several SDHC publications. He established the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies, which has sponsored the SDHC-endowed Teach-ers’ Institute since 2007. Linda Hasselstrom has worked with SDHC since 1998. She has been a long-time member of the Speakers Bureau, contributing to the cultural knowledge of towns throughout South Dakota. Hasselstrom has authored at least 13 books (poetry and nonfic-tion) on various aspects of the ecology, culture, history, environ-

ment, and philosophy of South Dakota and the surrounding areas. Her commitment to scholarly and cultural advocacy has made her a popular voice in South Dakota’s cultural landscape. South Dakota Magazine began its involvement with SDHC in 2005 through its design and distribution of the Official South Dakota Festival of Books Guide. That partnership has continued on to this day. South Dakota Magazine publisher Bernie Hunhoff accepted the award on behalf of the magazine. Hunhoff was a founding member of the advisory board for the South Dakota Center for the Book in 2002 and has served as a presenter at the Festival of Books. Hunhoff also served on the advisory board that created the first Festival of Books in 2003. The City of Deadwood and the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission have partnered with SDHC since the in-ception of the SD Festival of Books in 2003, playing a key role in providing the initial financial support necessary to launch what has become a nearly decade-old tradition of literary celebration in South Dakota. Deadwood has also provided a foundation of ongoing support during a tough economic climate.

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South Dakota Humanities Council

The SDHC will accept major grant proposals for pro-grams after May 1 (over $1,000) until Jan. 30, 2012.

Proposals will be accepted in humanities discussion, research and media categories. Mini-grants ($1,000 or less) are accepted on a rolling basis but must be submitted six to eight weeks before the proposed project begins.

Because the SDHC will again feature “American Indian Cultures” as its programming theme, propos-als on American Indian topics will receive funding priority.

Those who are interested in applying for a grant should go to www.sdhumanities.org and click on the “Grants” tab and review all guidelines before begin-ning a proposal. For questions, contact Evan Phillips at 605-688-6113 or [email protected]

Grants accepted until Jan. 30

SDHC will continue to promote the American In-dian Cultures theme in 2012 as part of its two-year programming focus. This focus will permeate all aspects of SDHC programming. To encourage the exploration of American Indian topics, SDHC will provide themed programming through its Speak-ers Bureau, Reading Group Toolkits, One Book South Dakota, and more.

This year’s Festival of Books will also feature sev-eral writers whose work reflects the theme. The weekend will also highlight music and film focused on the theme, making it an exciting and unique festival for those in attendance in Sioux Falls, Sep-tember 28-30.

We encourage organizations to apply for grants that would pertain to American Indian Cultures. If you have an idea for a project in your community or have questions about what might be involved in applying for a Discussion, Research, or Media grant from SDHC, please don’t hesitate to call 605-688-6113 or e-mail [email protected].

American Indian theme continues in 2012

Ernie LaPointe, great-grandson of the famous Lakota chief, discusses “Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy” at the 2011 Festi-val of Books. Photo by Toby Brusseau.

It is time once again to apply for the 2012 Speak-ers’ Bureau/Chautauqua, One Book, and Reading Group Toolkit programs at South Dakota Humanities Council.

Applications are due Jan. 15, and the SDHC Pro-gram Committee will decide on scholars in Febru-ary. The 2012 Program Catalog will be printed in late March. When completing the scholar applica-tion, please attach a photo of yourself (if you have not done so in previous years).

Chautauqua presenters should send a photo of themselves dressed in their character costume. Also, scholars may send short multimedia presen-tations (i.e. DVD, YouTube video, website, etc.) to assist our program committee in evaluating the programs.

SDHC encourages scholars to offer American Indian Speakers’ Bureau and Chautauqua programs for the American Indian theme of 2012.

If you are accepted into the Speakers’ Bureau/Chautauqua program, we ask that you actively promote your programs to non-profit organizations in the state. Applications are online at www.sdhu-manities.org.

Call to Scholars

Thematic Focus

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The South Dakota Humanities Council is pleased to an-nounce the schedule of the newest exhibit that will be brought to South Dakota as part of the Museum on Main Street series.

The Smithsonian Institution offers a traveling exhibit through the South Dakota Humanities Council called Museum on Main Street (www.museumonmainstreet.org). The most recent hosted in South Dakota was “Between Fences,” which traveled to six communities in 2008-2009.

The newest exhibit, entitled “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music,” showcases the history of Ameri-can music in genres such as blues, country western, folk ballads, and gospel. It features familiar songs, histories of instruments, roles of religion and technology, and the con-nection of musical roots in all popular American music.

The exhibit will be featured in six South Dakota cities in 2012:

• March 10 – April 22: Sturgis (Sturgis Area Arts Council/Sturgis Public Library)

• April 29 – June 10: Aberdeen (Northern State University Mundt Library)

• June 17 – July 29: Brookings (Brookings Arts Council)• Aug. 6 – Sept. 17: Deadwood (Adams Museum and

House)• Sept. 25 – Nov. 7: Rapid City (Rapid City Public Library)• Nov. 14 – Dec. 30: Sioux Falls (Siouxland Heritage

Museums)

As a special treat, the South Dakota Humanities Council will be partnering with the South Dakota Symphony on two occasions surrounding the New Harmonies Project. First, the Lakota Music Project, a collaborative ensemble featuring the South Dakota Symphony Chamber Orches-tra and a traditional Lakota drum group, will perform in conjunction with the opening of the New Harmonies exhibit in Sturgis in March. Second, the South Dakota Symphony will perform the world premiere of a Lakota song cycle by Native American composer Jerod Tate to close the New Harmonies tour in Sioux Falls in November.

“New Harmonies” schedule released

Civil War buffs – and anyone who wants to learn more about the historic time period that shaped our nation for years to come – will be interested in the new discus-sion series “Making Sense of the American Civil War.”

SDHC is collaborating with the SD State Library to create topics that connect the Civil War to events occurring in Dakota Territory and the region during that time period.

Presentation College Associate History Professor Brad Tennant is the program’s statewide scholar and will help facilitate discussions. “Back east it was the Civil War - out here on the Northern Plains it was a whole different situation,” Tennant said. “I think it’s often overlooked.”

Tennant said program attendees will come out of the discussions with a whole new perspective of the Civil War and the experiences of those who resided in what was known as Dakota Territory during the vicious conflict in the east.

Tennant will address events such as the 1861 creation of Dakota Territory, the 1862 Minnesota Uprising, and the 1863 Sully Military Expedition – to name a few. Each discussion will focus on a different facet of the Civil War

experience, using one or more common texts as a foun-dation and touchstone. The discussions, which are free and open to the public, have not yet been scheduled. “Making Sense of the American Civil War” has been made possible through a grant from the National En-dowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. Please keep an eye on www.sdhumanities.org for sites and dates.

Scholar-led program will explore Civil War period

Camp of 31st Infantry near Washington, D.C. 1862. Photo courtesy of NEH.

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South Dakota Humanities Council

Yes, I want to support SDHC!

• Help keep the majority of festival events free and open to the public through a 10th Anniversary Fund donation for the Festival of Books.

• Ensure that thousands of South Dakotans ben-efit from Center for the Book activities, includ-ing Reading Group Toolkits and the popular One Book South Dakota program through a 40th Anni-versary Legacy Endowment Gift.

• Protect a valuable cultural organization during a difficult economic period.

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What Makes a South Dakotan? We are now accepting submissions for SDHC’s 40 Anniversary Edition; the fifth book in the South Dakota Stories series. Please submit your story while following the below guidelines.

Name: ____________________________________Mailing Address: ____________________________City: _________________________ State _________ Zip: ____________Phone: ________________________ H___W___ Email: __________________________Title of Submission: __________________________Name of the place/town you’re writing about (if applicable) __________________

• Length should approximate 100-600 words.• One submission per person.• Typed, double-spaced, submitted at www.sdhumanities.org/programs.htm• Poetry is welcomed, and photos/illustrations may be submitted as separate

entries for inclusion.

Submission Guidelines: