2014 Program Catalog by South Dakota Humanities Council

South Dakota Humanities Council 2014 PROGRAM CATALOG

Exploring 125 years of South Dakota History

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About

About SDHC Mission Statement

The South Dakota Humanities Council is an independent, nonprofit organization that serves as the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). SDHC’s mission is “to support and promote the exchange of ideas to foster a thoughtful and engaged society” and provide public programming in history, literature, archaeology, and other humanities disciplines. SDHC works with museums, libraries, and other cultural, educational, and community-based organizations across the state to deliver programs to South Dakotans. The South Dakota Humanities Council strives to bring interesting and illuminating programming to the citizens of our state. Therefore, we are always looking for new grant applicants. If you have a program that could be of value and interest, please consider applying for a grant at www.sdhumanities.org You will find more information about our grant programs throughout the catalog. We envision a South Dakota: • Where we fulfill our essential human need to tell our stories, satisfy our curiosity, and take action in response to our vision of a better world. • Where we have the tools we need to participate fully in the cultural and civic life of our communities. • Where we celebrate the tapestry of life, family and place that makes South Dakota unique and unifies us in our diversity.

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Sample of Speakers’ Bureau Programs Celebrating 125th See page 12 for full list of Speakers and Programs. All 125th programs listed at www.sdhumanities.org

The Lakota - 1889 to 2014: Jace DeCory explores events surrounding the achievement of statehood in 1889 and continuing to the present from a Lakota perspective. How has statehood affected the Lakota people – from 1889 through its 125th anniversary in 2014?

Reminiscences of 135 years in Dakota: Joanita Kant relays stories told to her by her ancestors about their attempts to make good in South Dakota. At the conclusion of the program, attendees will have the opportunity to break into small groups and discuss their ancestries in South Dakota.

Cowboy Poetry: This is an entertaining presentation of original poetry by award winning cowgirl poet Yvonne Hollenbeck, whose family has deep roots going back to the earliest days of the region. Her tales of the lives of women and men on the farms and ranches of South Dakota bring the state’s 125-year history to life.

Mount Rushmore Past & Present: Jean Patrick, author of four books about Mount Rushmore, provides a hands-on, visual presentation about the carving of Mount Rushmore and the monument’s continued (and occasionally controversial) role in creating a specific identity for our state.

New for 2014 Bringing Festival Fun to Youth

South Dakotans have grown to know and love the annual South Dakota Festival of Books, which for the past 11 years has drawn thousands of readers and writers to Deadwood and Sioux Falls. While talented children’s/YA authors such as Walter Dean Myers, Sherman Alexie, Mary Casanova and others have passed through the halls of the Festival of Books, we have never hosted a literary event tailored specifically for children and young adults. That will change in 2014.

Unprecedented in South Dakota Humanities Council and South Dakota history is the launch of a Young Readers Festival of Books and companion Young Readers Photo by Bob Wilson One Book South Dakota program, with Kate DiCamillo’s The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane serving as the inaugural selection. DiCamillo will appear at the South Dakota Young Readers Festival of Books Sept. 25 in Brookings and the South Dakota Festival of Books Sept. 26-28 in Sioux Falls (see p. 22 for details), and 3,000 copies of her book will be given away to third-graders and other students in conjunction with special literacy activities. The Young Readers’ Festival will be held at the Children’s Museum of South Dakota, which is a wonderful partner in our efforts to reach the younger portion of our audience. We are so excited about this development for 2014! Please visit Page 23 for details, and keep your eyes on www.sdbookfestival.com for more on this exciting event.

Two States: One Book

Another first in 2014 for the South Dakota Humanities Council is an unprecedented One Book collaboration with the state of North Dakota and its humanities council. Dakota: A Spiritual Geography serves as the 2014 One Book for both North Dakota and South Dakota, in honor of the 125th anniversary of their Nov. 2, 1889 entry into the union. The South Dakota Humanities Council embarks upon an unprecedented collaboration with both states’ governments and quasquicentennial committees to plan joint events commemorating statehood. The One Book Program engages audiences from the smallest towns, biggest cities and reservations in the state. This project presents a unique opportunity to commemorate a milestone and honor the great state of South Dakota through cultural and literary programming. Since 2003, the One Book South Dakota program has encouraged everyone across South Dakota to read and discuss the same novel or memoir throughout the course of a year. Community and book groups receive books on loan and can invite scholars from the SDHC list to facilitate their discussions. See more about this project on Page 8.

Applying for Programs/Grants SDHC awards more than $100,000 annually to non-profit and community organizations for programs that enhance cultural life in South Dakota. Grant proposals must feature the humanities as a central focus of the program and involve humanities professionals.

Major and Mini Grants Deadlines in parentheses are for Major Grants; Mini Grants (under $1,000) are accepted on a rolling basis.

Discussion Programs (Feb. 28 and Oct. 15 at 5 p.m.) Public presentations such as conferences, lectures, festivals and symposiums. Proposals over $1,000 are accepted twice a year, while proposals under $1,000 are accepted on a rolling basis as funding allows. Audience involvement is encouraged.

Humanities Institute for Teachers (Oct. 15 at 5 p.m.) To improve the quality of education, this program brings K-12 teachers and humanities scholars together. With special funding from an NEH Challenge Grant, SDHC will fund one teachers’ institute on American Indian culture in our state each year. Applications are accepted from universities and general education agencies. The council typically funds one institute per year at $15,000.

Media Programs (Oct. 15 at 5 p.m.) These are programs that bring the humanities to the masses through documentary films, radio programs, websites, books and exhibits. Proposals over $1,000 are accepted once a year, while proposals under $1,000 are accepted on a rolling basis as funding allows. These grants are capped at $7,000.

Research Programs (Feb. 28 at 5 p.m.) These are programs awarded to scholars to gather research on topics relevant to South Dakota culture and heritage. Grant funds may be used to supplement travel associated with research. Proposals over $1,000 are accepted once a year ,while proposals under $1,000 are accepted on a rolling basis as funding allows. This grant is capped at $2,500.

Preference will be given to programs pertaining to the statehood initiative (Page 4). What is a Quick Grant? •

A program facilitated through the South Dakota Humanities Council that brings a scholar out to a community for a Speakers’ Bureau, Reading Group Toolkit or One Book SD program.

Who can apply? •

Cultural and service organizations requesting funding for events taking place in South Dakota and featuring a humanities-based scholar. Local facilitators can also be used for One Book and Reading Group Toolkit programs.

What is required?

How do I apply?

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Quick grants

There is an application fee of $40; application due at least 4 weeks in advance of program. Upon receipt of application, SDHC will send evaluation forms to you and the scholar. Forms must be returned before scholars are paid.

Apply online at www.sdhumanities.org under the “Programs and Events” tab or click on the quick grants map on the home page. Send your application at least 4 weeks in advance of the program.

Guidelines and downloadable promotional materials are found at http://www.sdhumanities.org/grants.htm

Our Grantees

One Book SD

For a $40 application fee, we will provide reader’s guides and copies of the book for everyone in your discussion group, as well as a scholar to lead the discussion if desired. Reader’s guide and other promotional materials available at: www.sdhumanities.org/aboutonebook.htm

Dakota

In a joint effort with the North Dakota Humanities Council and the 125th Anniversary Committees from the states of North and South Dakota, the South Dakota Humanities Council will commemorate the entry of South and North Dakota into statehood with a special One Book collaboration as Dakota: A Spiritual Geography by Kathleen Norris will serve as the One Book for both states in 2014. The humanities councils in North and South Dakota will engage residents in literary programming based on Norris’ New York Times bestselling book, in which she paints “a fine portrait of the High Plains and its people as well as a very personal memoir of a spiritual awakening,” according to Publishers Weekly. Norris has spent significant time in both states and maintains a residence in Lemmon, South Dakota. “The South Dakota Humanities Council is very pleased to be able to work with our neighboring state on this very special and unprecedented One Book collaboration,” said Sherry DeBoer, Executive Director for the South Dakota Humanities Council. “We are excited to commemorate both states’ heritage with the brilliant work of a tremendous author.” Community reading groups around the state will read and discuss the book throughout the spring and summer.

Interested readers will also have a chance to meet the author on her tour (see adjacent page) or at her keynote lecture at the South Dakota Festival of Books, September 26-28, 2014, in Sioux Falls. We encourage you to join the ongoing, statewide conversation about Dakota. If you are interested in receiving books from the SDHC lending library and holding a One Book South Dakota discussion led by a community member or humanities scholar, please complete a Quick Grant/ One Book application at www.sdhumanities.org

Photo by Bob Wilson

2014 One Book South Dakota Discussion Leaders Dr. Kathy Antonen Rapid City 605-381-8737 Marilyn Carlson Aronson Beresford 605-957-4371 Kathleen Danker Brookings (605) 692-9506 Lana Dannenbring Eichstadt Wolsey (605) 354-3589 Lawrence Diggs Roslyn (605) 486-4536

Mary Henson Witten (605) 828-0464 Valerie Janis Rapid City (605) 391-0401 Belinda Joe Ft. Thompson (605) 730-1825 Barbara Johnson Aberdeen (605) 229-5988 Joanna Jones Spearfish (605) 450-0121

Dorothy Liegl Pierre (605) 220-4100 Steve Linstrom Marshall, MN (507) 401-1886 John Miller Brookings (605) 692-7680 Rosemary Moeller St. Lawrence (605) 853-2667 Jean Patrick Mitchell (605) 996-2110

Donovin Sprague Rapid City (605) 716-9745 Ken Steinken Rapid City (605) 348-4895 James Sullivan Yankton (605) 857-1093 Bob Swanhorst Sioux Falls (605) 335-8143 Brad Tennant Aberdeen (605) 229-8577

Nancy Veglahn Sioux Falls (605) 331-3809 Gary Westgard Watertown (605) 882-5733 Lillian Witt Gordon, NE (308) 360-0938

One Book SD Author Kathleen Norris

Kathleen Norris is the award-winning poet, writer, and author of The New York Times bestsellers The Cloister Walk, Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith, and The Virgin of Bennington. Exploring the spiritual life, her work is at once intimate and historical, rich in poetry and meditations and exasperation and reverence, and deeply grounded in nature and spirit, and it is sometimes funny and often provocative. Norris has published seven books of poetry. Her first book of poems was entitled Falling Off and was the 1971 winner of the Big Table Younger Poets Award. Soon after, she settled down in her grandparents’ home in Lemmon, South Dakota, where she lived with her husband, the poet David Dwyer, for over 25 years. The move was the inspiration for the first of her nonfiction books, the award-winning best-

seller and 2014 One Book SD, Dakota. It was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and was selected as one of the best books of the year by Library Journal. With Dakota, she creates in the reader an almost hypnotic awareness of being present in her day-to-day life. In Lemmon, Norris joined the Presbyterian Church, where her grandmother had been a member for 60 years. When the church was between full-time pastors, members called on her to fill in, commenting, “You’re a writer, you can preach.” In 1986 she became an oblate, or associate, of a Benedictine monastery, Assumption Abbey in North Dakota. Subsequently, she spent two years in residence at the Ecumenical (now Collegeville) Institute at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. Widowed in 2003, Norris now resides in Hawaii, where she volunteers at her local Episcopal Church. She trav-

els to the mainland regularly to speak to students, medical professionals, social workers, and chaplains at colleges and universities, as well as churches and teaching hospitals. She is also the poetry editor for Spirituality & Health and the nonfiction editor of the Saint Katherine Review.

One Book Tours

To interact with readers and promote exploration of the book’s themes, Norris will visit eight communities throughout the state, culminating in her keynote appearance at the South Dakota Festival of Books, Sept. 26-28 in Sioux Falls.

Sun. June 15 – Rapid City (Rapid City Public Library, 1 p.m.) Mon. June 16 – Lemmon (Location and Time TBD) Tues. June 17 – Timber Lake (Dewey County Library, Time TBD) Wed. June 18 – Aberdeen (NU27 Auditorium, Presentation College, 7 p.m.) Thurs. June 19 – Sioux Falls (Avera Prairie Center, 5:30 p.m.) Fri. June 20 – Watertown (Watertown Regional Library, 4:30 p.m.) Sat. June 21 – Pierre (Capitol Lake Visitor Center, 10:30 a.m.) Thurs.-Sun. September 26-28 – Sioux Falls, (SD Festival of Books) Tues. September 30 – Yankton (Marian Auditorium, Mount Marty College, 7:30 p.m.)

Please consult http://sdhumanities.org/onebooktours.htm for final details.

Reading Group Toolkits

We provide a lending library of nearly 40 titles to aid communities in forming discussion groups. Groups may elect to host an SDHC-sponsored scholar to lead discussions. This program is perfect for book clubs, civic organizations, and libraries.

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125th Initiative Suggested Readings For a full list of available titles, please visit http://www.sdhumanities.org/readingtoolkits.htm From the River’s Edge, Elizabeth Cook-Lynn – A trial concerning stolen cattle and the forced relocation of tribal people to make way for a Missouri River dam illuminate the complex relationships between Native Americans and later arrivals in this spare, poignant novel. Giants in the Earth, O.E. Rolvaag – This classic story examines a Norwegian pioneer family's struggles with the land, the elements, and the isolation of Dakota Territory after they get separated from a group of fellow immigrants and settle near Spring Creek in 1873. Land of the Burnt Thigh, Edith Eudora Kohl – This book recounts the trials and successes of two sisters homesteading near the Lower Brule Indian Reservation in 1907, living in a tiny tarpaper shack on 160 unforgiving acres for eight months until they could “prove up” the claim.

The Land They Possessed, Mary Worthy Breneman – Tracing the years from 1885 to 1894 and the settlement of the Eureka area by Germans from Russia, this novel centers on the American-born Michael Ward and his views on the “outsiders” moving into Dakota Territory.

Speakers’ Bureau Complete an application form online: www.sdhumanities.org/programs_bureau.htm Picture yourself on a boat in the Missouri River where you are getting a firsthand education from none other than Meriwether Lewis about what he and William Clark encountered on their legendary transcontinental expedition in the early 19th century. Or imagine listening to the history of Sitting Bull as told by the daughter of Sitting Bull, from the time prior to Euro-American contact to the Wounded Knee Massacre. History comes alive through Chautauqua-style presentations from our many available speakers. The South Dakota Humanities Council also offers traditional speakers in several humanities disciplines. The South Dakota Humanities Council would like your opinion on which other Speakers’ Bureau topics are needed in South Dakota. Please email us suggestions at info@sdhumanities.org if you would like to suggest a particular speaker or topic. For a small application fee of $40, it's possible to bring renowned scholars to your community to present on interesting subjects for groups of all ages and backgrounds. Funding is provided by the South Dakota Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Photo by Larry Miller

2014 Speakers’ Bureau Index Marilyn Carlson Aronson (12) Deb CarpenterNolting (12) Marian Cramer (12) Jace DeCory (13) William Dickson (13) Lawrence Diggs (13) Arch Ellwein (13) Wayne Fanebust (13) Joyzelle Godfrey (13)

Jane Green (13) Mary Henson (13) Patrick Hicks (14) Yvonne Hollenbeck (14) Paul Horsted (14) Valerie Janis (14) Joyce Jefferson (14) Belinda Joe (14) Barbara Johnson (14)

Rebecca Johnson (15) Joanita Kant (15) Steve Linstrom (15) Rich Lofthus (15) Bill Markley (15) Michael McDonald (15) Jason McEntee (16) Susan Melius (16) John Miller (16)

Rick Mills (16) Rosemary Moeller (16) Timothy Nolting (16) Jean Patrick (17) Frank Pommersheim (17) Jane & John Rasmussen (17) Bruce Roseland (17) Phyllis Schrag (17) Judy Sneller (17)

Donovin Barbara Sprague (17) White (19) Ken Jerry Steinken (18) Wilske (19) Altman Jerry Studeny (18) Wilson (19) Bob Norma Swanhorst (18) Wilson (19) Brad Lillian Tennant (18) Witt (19) Tass Thacker & Bruce Junek (18) John Timm (19) Orval Van Deest (19) Gary Westgard (19)

2014 Speakers’ Bureau One program listed for each speaker. Full list of available programs can be found at:

http://www.sdhumanities.org/programs_about.htm

Instructions: 1 • • • •

Contact presenter(s) to confirm availability. Complete an application form online at www.sdhumanities.org/speakers_apply.htm Submit the application and $40 fee at least four weeks before the program. SDHC will send a confirmation email to coordinator and presenter(s). Please publicize the event, acknowledging SDHC and NEH support, and download supporting promotional materials from our website. • At the event, the sponsor should welcome and introduce the speaker and acknowledge SDHC support. • Complete the evaluation form and return it to SDHC within two weeks after the presentation. • Speakers will be paid by SDHC directly once the evaluation is received.

The following is a list of Speakers Bureau/Chautauqua programs available for 2014. Please note that programs are listed by speaker. For alphabetical lists of speakers and topics, please see pages 11 and 20. Most presenters have multiple programs, but only one has been listed for each.

* Indicates 125th Initiative program Carlson Aronson, Marilyn (Beresford) Academic Dean, retired 29615 469th Ave. Beresford, SD 57004 605-957-4371 mcarlson@iw.net

“Romanticism in the West,” The Historical Hook by Frederick Manfred and Jim Fergus Lord Grizzly by Frederick Manfred and One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus use historical records, hundreds of sources, interviews, frontier diaries, and years of research to weave believable but heroic tales of the American West 100-130 years ago. Both novels are written about Native Americans and whites at a pivotal moment in U.S. history, showing clashes of war, and heroic stories of survival in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana.

Carpenter-Nolting, Deb (Bushnell, NE) Instructor 525 Maple Street Bushnell, NE 69128 308-360-0756 deb.nolting@gmail.com

Leaders and Legends

Carpenter-Nolting tells the stories of the leaders and legends who shaped the American West. Presented with Lyn Messersmith.

Cramer, Marian (Bryant) Director Little Prairie School, Ingalls Homestead 42936 196th St. Bryant, SD 57221 605-625-5865 mariancramer@yahoo.com

An Hour with Laura Ingalls Wilder

Cramer performs three separate versions of this program, including Laura sharing stories from her family, a teacher operating class like Laura taught, and the story of Pa digging a well and filing a homestead claim.

D-H DeCory, Jace (Spearfish)

Fanebust, Wayne (Sioux Falls)

The Lakota â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1889 to 2014*

Trials of a Territorial Judge Peter C. Shannon, Chief Justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court from 1873 to 1882, presided over a number of high-profile criminal trials, including that of Jack McCall for the murder of Wild Bill Hickok. As explained by Fanebust, Shannon brought judicial skill and integrity into the Dakota judiciary.

Instructor 1750 College Lane #13 Spearfish, SD 57783 605-642-6295 jace.decory@bhsu.edu

DeCory explores events surrounding the achievement of statehood in 1889 and continuing to the present from a Lakota perspective. How has statehood affected the Lakota people from 1889 through its 125th anniversary in 2014?

Dickson, William (Brookings) Instructor 2324 10th Street, Apt. # 402 Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 592-0882 william.dickson@sdstate.edu

Islamic Issues

This program can be tailored to a wide variety of topics related to Islam (historically and today), the interface between religion and politics in the Middle East, pluralism in Islam, extremist movements, and Islamic mysticism/ spirituality.

Diggs, Lawrence (Roslyn) Professional Presenter 104 West Carlton Ave. Roslyn, SD 57261 605-486-4536 me@ldiggs.com

Frames

Diggs explains how everything we see is through frames and describes the power those frames have on what we think and see.

Ellwein, Arch (Sidney, MT) Speaker PO Box 333 Sidney, MT 59270 406-488-5109 arch@midrivers.com

Sgt. John Ordway of the Lewis & Clark Expedition - set in 1814

Ellwein brings to life the only man to have a journal entry every day of the voyage from St. Louis and back.

Writer 705 So. Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104 (605) 334-7830 wfanebust@q.com

Gingway Godfrey, Joyzelle (Lincoln, NE) Independent Scholar 2811 Tierra Dr. Apt. 107 Lincoln, NE 68516 402-470-3810 joyzellegodfrey@gmail.com

Speaking of Ella Deloria

This presentation is about Deloria and her work. Deloria wrote the books Waterlily and the Anthropology companion textbook, Dakota Way of Life, based on the extensive Sioux elder interviews she began compiling in the early 1920s and, from her own knowledge as a Dakota woman raised among and with family ties to Lakota families.

Green, Jane (Clark) Independent Scholar 43336 171st St. Clark, SD 57225 605-532-5113 jgreen@itctel.com

No One Can Fill Your Shoes

This is an inspirational address for women.

Henson, Mary (Witten, SD) Instructor 100 Cherry St. Witten, SD 57584 (605) 828-0464 mary.henson@sintegleska.edu

Would Black Elk Speak to Antonia?

Henson leads a discussion about what happened before the settlers in Catherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book moved into the area.

H-J Janis, Valerie (Rapid City) Author/Photographer 1430 Haines Ave. Ste. 108 #370 Rapid City, SD 57701 605-391-0401 vrjanis@yahoo.com

Hicks, Patrick (Sioux Falls) Writer-in-Residence 2001 S. Summit Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57197 605-274-5434 patrick.hicks@augie.edu

At Auschwitz and the Other Camps: Doing Research & Writing about a Nazi Concentration Camp

Hicks will discuss his latest novel, The Commandant of Lubizec, which takes place at Auschwitz. In this presentation, Hicks will read passages from his novel and talk about what it was like to visit Auschwitz.

Hollenbeck, Yvonne (Clearfield) Ranch Partner/Poet 30549 291st St. Clearfield, SD 57580 (402) 376-6991 geetwo@gwtc.net

Patchwork of the Prairie (A Dakota Legacy)*

Janis discusses the way she has blended her culture with fantasy.

Jefferson, Joyce (Rapid City) Independent Scholar 4009 Terry Dr. Rapid City, SD 57703 605-393-2680 storystory@joycejefferson.net

The Year from Dakota Territory to South Dakota* Joyce Jefferson, Belinda Joe, and Lil Witt present the climate of Dakota Territory leading to statehood by reviewing local newspapers from the twelve months before statehood.

Joe, Belinda (Ft. Thompson) Educator P.O. Box 345 Ft. Thompson, SD 57339 605-730-1825 bfjoe@hotmail.com

Many South Dakota pioneer women and their descendants captured the stories of daily life in their handwork. This program presents quilts, many discovered in trunks, closets and attics, made by five generations of one family living on the prairies of the Dakotas and Nebraska-spanning from the time of homesteading, through the Great Depression, to the modern techniques used today.

Mini Wiconi - Water of Life: A Dakota Passage, Journey, and Song

Horsted, Paul (Custer)

Johnson, Barbara (Aberdeen)

Photographer 24905 Mica Ridge Rd. Custer, SD 57730 605-673-3685 horsted@dakotaphoto.com

The Black Hills Yesterday & Today

Starting with the 1874 Black Hills Custer Expedition, Horsted looks at several dozen “then and now” images and explains history, development, ecology and more, across the Black Hills region.

Native American Culture in Fantasy Writing

In many cultures, there is an important philosophy that is shared with our youth and people: “know where you come from, know who you are today and know where you are going.” The Dakota story Joe shares tells is how the Mighty Missouri River brought the Dakota to the Dakota homelands and how it sustained us.

Independent Scholar 511 South Arch St. Aberdeen, SD 57401 605-229-5988 prairielitdocbj@aol.com

Stained Glass and 125*

This special program on 125 years of stained glass in South Dakota honors the 125th celebration. Johnson focuses on the restoration of the stained glass at the state capitol in Pierre and discusses how that project inspired many in the new state to bring beautiful stained glass to their communities on the prairie.

J-M Linstrom, Steve (Marshall, MN)

Author 2775 Lochland Hills Dr. Marshall, MN 56258 (507) 401-1886 stevelinstromwriter@gmail.com

A Diplomat, a Politician, an Evangelist and a Warrior - The Greatest Lakota Leaders Linstrom identifies the differences and similarities between Spotted Tail, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.

Lofthus, Rich (Yankton) Professor of History 801 E. 15th St. Unit 11 Yankton, SD 57078 (605) 661-4022 rlofthus23@gmail.com

Over Here, Over There: The World War I Correspondence of the Private John Warns Family

SDHC board member Matthew Moen and U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson during 2014 Humanities on the Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of Sen. Johnson’s office.

Johnson, Rebecca (Sioux Falls) Author 1220 S. Main Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57105 605-339-2081 rebeccajohnson.rlj@gmail.com

Are Zombies Real?

Truth can be stranger than fiction! According to Johnson, there ARE creatures that take over the brains and bodies of other living things. Meet an assortment of real zombie makers and their hosts via photos and videos and learn about Johnson’s 2013 nationally acclaimed (and kid favorite) “Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature’s Undead.”

Kant, Joanita (Brookings) Researcher/Scholar 320 17th Ave. Brookings, SD 57006 605-692-2594 joanita.kant@sdstate.edu

Reminiscences of 135 years in Dakota*

Kant relays stories told to her by her ancestors about their attempts to make good in South Dakota. At the conclusion of the program, attendees will have the opportunity to break into small groups and discuss their ancestries in South Dakota.

This presentation uses photos and letters in a PowerPoint format. It also uses slides that include excerpts from letters from the home front by Warns, and it includes maps, photos and excerpts from secondary sources about World War I.

Markley, Bill (Pierre) Author 803 Bridgeview Ave. Pierre, SD 57501 605-224-5322 markley@pie.midco.net

Deadwood Dead Men

This is the title of Markley’s latest book, a historical novel based on actual events in Deadwood in August, 1876. Markley discusses his research into Deadwood’s past, its characters, and the events that unfolded in the mining boomtown. Markley also discusses the processes of writing fiction and nonfiction.

McDonald, Michael (Yankton) Singer/Songwriter 2609 Mulligan Dr. Yankton, SD 57078 605-664-7672 oisins_remnant@yahoo.com

Travels of the Corps/Lewis and Clark in Song and Story

McDonald celebrates the spirit of America outdoor adventuring through songs and stories about the Corps of Discovery expedition of 1804-1806. It is primarily based on McDonald’s readings of the Bakeless edition of The Journals of Lewis and Clark and Stephen Ambrose’s book, Undaunted Courage.

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Miller, John (Brookings) Professor Emeritus of History (SDSU) 1055 Circle Dr. Brookings, SD 57006 605-692-7680 john.miller@sdstate.edu

South Dakota at 125: Interpreting the Past, Assessing the Present, and Imagining the Future*

This talk will look at South Dakota history at the time of the 125th anniversary of statehood by considering the themes that best explain the early history of the territory and state; the factors that now define the developments and challenges facing the state; and the questions and opportunities that lie in the future in 10, 20, 30 years and more.

Rick Mills (Hill City)

Director South Dakota State Railroad Museum 222 Railroad Ave., Building A Hill City, SD 57745 (605) 877-6629 sdsrrm@gmail.com

Railroading in Territorial Times* Veteran performer Joyce Jefferson has presented her “Aunt Lou” program and many others during her time as a member of the SDHC Speakers’ Bureau. Photo by Larry Miller.

McEntee, Jason (Brookings)

Associate Professor and Department Head (SDSU) 208 Lincoln Ln. S. Brookings, SD 57006 605-697-8019 jason.mcentee@sdstate.edu

Strangers in Their Own Land

McEntee examines Iraqi Freedom movies in the context of the warrior’s “coming home” story. He analyzes the “coming home” narrative as well as studies both trauma and warrior re-adjustment and repatriation as seen in movies.

Melius, Susan (Miranda) Photographer 16941 362nd Ave. Miranda, SD 57438 605-472-0799 dsmelius@nrctv.com

Church of the Holy Sunrise

Melius designed and took photographs for Church of the Holy Sunrise, which she will discuss during her presentation.

This is a PowerPoint presentation and discussion detailing the development of railroading and cultural changes in Dakota Territory from 1861 to statehood in 1889.

Moeller, Rosemary (St. Lawrence) Writer 19831 369th Ave. St. Lawrence, SD 57373 605-853-2667 yramesorrelleom@yahoo.com

Writing about Traveling from a Midwestern Perspective

Examples from Moeller’s work from journals and newspapers will be presented along with workshop activities for writers called “Interviewing a Place.”

Nolting, Timothy (Bushnell, NE) Writer/Performer 525 Maple St. Bushnell, NE 69128 (308) 360-3572 mtimn49@gmail.com

Badger Clark: South Dakota’s Poet Laureate

‘Badger Clark’ talks about his life and times in the Dakota’s, as a cowboy in Arizona and other adventures as well as inspiration for his poetry and recitations of famous poems

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Patrick, Jean (Mitchell) Author/Speaker 40519 258th St. Mitchell, SD 57301 605-996-2110 jean@santel.net

Mount Rushmore: Past and Present*

Jean Patrick, author of four books about Mount Rushmore, provides a hands-on, visual presentation about the carving of Mount Rushmore and the monument’s continued (and occasionally controversial) role in creating a specific identity for our state.

Pommersheim, Frank (Vermillion) Law Professor (USD) 414 E. Clark St. Vermillion, SD 57069 605-677-6350 fpommers@usd.edu

Tribal-State Relations at Statehood in 1889 and Today in 2014*

Pommersheim compares/contrasts tribal and state relations from statehood in 1889 through the present.

Rasmussen, Jane and John (Sisseton) Independent Scholars 217 5th Ave. E. Sisseton, SD 57262 (605) 698-3025 janeandjohnrasmussen@gmail.com

The Stavig Letters

This is a readers’ theater about the immigrant experience based on a collection of letters between two brothers, one who emigrated to Dakota Territory in 1876 and the other who stayed in Norway. A documentary on the subject is also available by calling 605-688-6113.

Roseland, Bruce (Seneca) Farmer/Rancher/Writer 16894 SD Hwy. 47 Seneca, SD 57473 605-436-6770 bbroseland@venturecomm.net

Heart of the Prairie

This program includes memoir writing with Plain Jane Green, poetry selections by Bruce, and story-telling by Jane, and culminates in memoir writing by participants. This program consists of 24 framed pieces of prairiecentric photos with related descriptive free verse poems. A corresponding 30-minute poetry reading is available upon request.

Arch Ellwein as Sgt. Ordway.

Schrag, Phyllis (Sioux Falls) Retired educator/speaker/actor/storyteller 1100 S. Main Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57105 605-334-3846 phabphyl1@sio.midco.net

Letters from the Attic*

Participants will gain a perspective on the life and times of people who settled in Dakota Territory. The presentation is based on 50 letters written in German Script addressed to Schrag’s great-grandfather, FJ Meier. These letters had been carefully saved, never translated, and handed down through the generations, and detail faith, personal experiences, and the agrarian nature of Dakotans between 1878 and 1889.

Sneller, Judy (Rapid City) Professor of English (SDSM&T) 4904 Galena Dr. Rapid City, SD 57702 605-430-5956 judy.sneller@sdsmt.edu

Look Who’s Laughing: The Power of Women’s Humor Although most enjoy humor and use it daily, people don’t always recognize that humor has psychological, sociological, philosophical and aesthetic dimensions. Humor’s relationship to psychological, sociological and philosophical dimensions are explored.

Sprague, Donovin (Rapid City) University Instructor 2092 Meadow Ln. Rapid City, SD 57703 605-716-9745 donovin.sprague@bhsu.edu

Lakota and Cheyenne at the Battle of the Little Big Horn This is an overview of the battle of June 25-26, 1876, from a Lakota and Cheyenne family perspective. It includes PowerPoint and displays of original vintage photos.

S-T Steinken, Ken (Rapid City) Writer 305 St. Francis St. Rapid City, SD 57701 605-348-4895 kensteinken@juno.com

Escape from Dark Territory

The writer’s search for hope on a planet in peril spans a decade of research along the trail of coal from Wyoming’s mines to Chicago power plants.

Studeny, Altman (Plankinton) Teaching Artist 705 N. Union St., PO Box 367 Plankinton, SD 57368 (605) 770-7270 altman.studeny@gmail.com

Tennant, Brad (Aberdeen)

Minimum Maintenance: The Changing Face of ArtMaking in Rural Places*

Associate Professor of History Presentation College 1500 N. Main St. Aberdeen, SD 57401 605-229-8577 brad.tennant@presentation.edu

Swanhorst, Bob (Sioux Falls)

In connection with South Dakota’s Quasquicentennial, this program features select events from South Dakota’s first 125 years of statehood. Topics include, but are not limited to, statehood conventions and issues, the impact of Populism and Progressivism, ethnic influences, the Great Depression, and the Cold War era. This program is suited for junior high/high school audiences and the general public. The emphasis is on how events in South Dakota were connected to the larger picture of United States history.

Having heard so many repetitions of the phrases “I love looking at art, but I could never make it,” and “I don’t have an artistic bone in my body” has led Altman Studeny to wonder what difference there is between an artistic bone and the other bones of all those who are alive and perceiving? This Quasquicentennial year is a perfect opportunity to examine the past and develop mutually-beneficial community models for the future of the rural Great Plains. Retired History Instructor 739 E. Greenbrier Place Sioux Falls, SD 57108 605-335-8143 btswan@sio.midco.net

Worlds Apart; In the Beginning, 1492

A “Colonial” man poses at the 2014 Living History Fair held in Watertown, SD in January 2014. The Brookings Renegades Muzzleloader Club hosts the annual event, which is funded in part by SDHC grants.

This is a comprehensive study of how Native Americans and the new Americans got off on the wrong foot from the beginning. Topics range from Supreme Court Justice John Marshall’s decisions to the numerous broken treaties. There are examples of justice withheld and a thorough discussion of the “Doctrine of Discovery” along with a chronological listing of the myths and attitudes held in America.

Commemorating the ‘Q’: 125 years of Statehood*

Thacker, Tass (Rapid City) & Junek, Bruce Co-owners of Images of the World 612 Saint James St. Rapid City, SD 57701 605-348-3432 iow@hills.net

Mummies and Mosques

This is a slide presentation on ancient civilizations and Islamic culture: and a three-month bicycle trip through Egypt, Jordan, Greece, and Turkey. How were two Americans treated in Muslim countries post 9/11? The answer may surprise you.

T-W Timm, John (Sioux Falls) Independent Scholar 925 S. Thompson Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57103 605-338-3312 johntimm@sio.midco.net

Gov. Arthur Calvin Mellette: Before and After Statehood*

Timm explores unique issues faced by Mellette both before and after statehood was achieved. This program can be tailored to discuss any period of time in the governor’s life, including his time in Indiana, his Civil War service, his life in Dakota Territory, and more.

Van Deest, Orval (Madison) Professor Emeritus (DSU) PO Box 291 Madison, SD 57042 605-591-9830

Bears, Buffalo, Buckskins and Prairie Dogs

Hugh Glass, Mountain Man, clawed by the grizzly and left to die, lives to tell the tale. C.J. “Buffalo” Jones, buffalo hunter, tells of the slaughter of 62 million American Buffalo. Captain Jack Crawford, Buckskin Poet, Army Scout with General Crook and Klondike miner, relates his adventures. Old Prairie Dog Frank spins tales of the Prairie and “windies” -- tall tales to startle the “greenhorns” and amuse the old-timers.

Westgard, Gary (Watertown) Retired Lutheran Pastor 1340 22nd St. NE Watertown, SD 57201 605-882-5733 vivigard@midco.net

I Shall Miss Bananas

Westgard will read from both of his books which invite readers/listeners to see the sacred in the ordinary, to pay attention to moments of grace in their lives, and to find joy in living upon this earth.

White, Barbara (Herrick) Assistant Principal 225 8th St. Herrick, SD 57538 (605) 830-0214 barb7656@gmail.com

How Todd Lost His County* This is the story of John B.S. Todd’s first, and now extinct, county. He is famous for helping create Dakota Territory and its first capital...but do you know what was going on West River? The presentation focuses on the interesting boundary Todd created just south of Fort Randall in what is now Nebraska.

Jerry Wilske (Iowa City, IA) Director/Speaker PO Box 2162 Iowa City, IA 52244 (319) 321-2538 jerrywilske@yahoo.com

Oscar Micheaux: Stories, Fact and Fiction

This is a presentation of his life 1884-1951, his homesteading experiences in Gregory and Tripp (South Dakota) Counties, his relationship with fellow white settlers, his determination to uplift himself and his race through his work ethic, his writing and filmmaking accomplishments. Readings and showing of his film are included.

Wilson, Jerry (Vermillion) Writer/Author 30959 Frog Creek Rd. Vermillion, SD 57069 605-624-9279 wilson57069@gmail.com

Sustainability on the Northern Plains

Wilson addresses themes of sustainability in his environmental book Waiting for Coyotes Call: An Eco-memoir from the Missouri River Bluff.

Wilson, Norma (Vermillion) English Professor Emerita (USD)/Author 30959 Frog Creek Rd. Vermillion, SD 57069 605-624-9279 norma.wilson@usd.edu

Under the Rainbow

Wilson reads and discusses poetry from her new chap book, Under the Rainbow: Poems from Mojácar. Included are references to the people, history, and landscapes of both southeastern Spain and South Dakota which inspired her poems.

Witt, Lillian (Gordon, NE) Entertainer/Performer/Informer 6715 State Hwy. 27 Gordon, NE 69343 308-360-0938 lillyrae49@yahoo.com

Faith of our Fathers: Insights and Stories of the Dakota Way, Ranchers, and Soldiers

They were sons of brave fathers; these sons became soldiers-warriors. Is that where their similarities end? In Wind Flower Women, voices of Joyce Jefferson, Belinda F. Joe and Lillian Witt share vivid memories of their fathers’ stories flowing through time on our prairie wind.

Index of Speakers Bureau Topics

Speakers are also listed online at: www.sdhumanities.org/programs_about.htm Page numbers listed in parentheses American Indian - Culture and Society Valerie Janis (14), Bob Swanhorst (18) American Indian - Important Historical Events Joyzelle Godfrey (13) American Indian â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Traditional Ways Steve Linstrom (15)

War Jason McEntee (16)

Art in Humanities Susan Melius (16)

The West Marilyn Carlson Aronson (12), Deb CarpenterNolting (page 12)

Environment Rebecca Johnson (15), Ken Steinken (18)

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studies Jane Green (13), Judy Sneller (17)

Famous South Dakotans Marian Cramer (12)

World Cultures William Dickson (13) Tass Thacker and Bruce Junek (18)

History Patrick Hicks (14), Joyce Jefferson (14), Belinda Joe (14), Rich Lofthus (15), Bill Markley (15), Rosemary Moeller (16), Donovin Sprague (17), Lillian Witt (19) Immigration Jane and John Rasmussen (17) Literature and Poetry Jerry Wilson (19)

South Dakota Events and History Arch Ellwein (13), Wayne Fanebust (13), Paul Horsted (14), Michael McDonald (15), Timothy Nolting (16), Orval Van Deest (19), Jerry Wilske (19)

Social Issues Lawrence Diggs (13)

Writing and Poetry Bruce Roseland (17), Gary Westgard (19), Norma Wilson (19) 125th Initiative Jace DeCory (13), Yvonne Hollenbeck (14), Barbara Johnson (14), Joanita Kant (15), , John Miller (16), Rick Mills (16), Jean Patrick (17), Frank Pommersheim (17), Phyllis Schrag (17), Altman Studeny (18), Brad Tennant (18), John Timm (19), Barbara White (19),

Who We Reach Program Statistics South Dakota Humanities Council FY 12 Program Expenses Financial Support Major/Mini Re-Grants Financial Support Quick Grants Center for the Book-Festival Center for the Book-Other Programs Other Statewide Programs Youth - Civic Education & History Day **127 Unique Communities Served Total

# of Events

# of People Engaged

Program Expense

Local $ Leveraged (In-Kind and Cash)

182,569

$110,280

$576,682

235

13,465

$65,652

$280,604

106

8,200

$141,810

$65,614

4,323

$59,850

$66,952

2,006

$9,261

$43,629

2,820

$12,702

$29,118

449

213,383

$399,555

$1,062,599

SDHC served 26% of SD Population (833,354 Residents, 2012 Census Results)

FY 13 Program Expenses Financial Support Major/Mini Re-Grants Financial Support Quick Grants Center for the Book-Festival Center for the Book-Other Programs Other Statewide Programs Youth - Civic Education & History Day **79 Unique Communities Served Total

# of Events

# of People Engaged

Program Expense

Local $ Leveraged (In-Kind and Cash)

122,222

$75,490

$380,170

148

14,313

$38,980

$151,064

4,050

$127,017

$45,307

185

2,761

$11,572

$31,738

$789

$8,645

6,000

$7,742

$8,000

466

149,421

$261,590

$624,924

SDHC served 18% of SD Population (833,354 Residents, 2013 Census Results)

South Dakota Festival of Books 2014

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Sioux Falls Sept. 26-28

Where Readers and Writers Rendezvous

It is difficult to believe we are entering the 12th year of the South Dakota Festival of Books! Headlining the 2014 Festival will be acclaimed poet and essayist Kathleen Norris, author of Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, the 2014 One Book North and South Dakota. Her keynote address will culminate an eight-city tour on which she will sign books and discuss her work with readers around the state. In addition to Norris, many other presenters will discuss the history, culture and identity of South Dakota as part of the Festival’s commemoration of the 125th anniversary of statehood.

Among them will be Sioux Falls lawyer and historian Jon Lauck and Hermosa buffalo rancher and writer Dan O’Brien. Several other exciting Festival presenters are already confirmed, including Newbery Award-winning children’s author Avi and internationally best-selling crime writer Karin Slaughter. As in previous years, presentations will cover a wide range of topics and genres, including six main tracks: fiction, non-fiction, history/tribal, poetry, children’s/young adult and writers’ support. For the latest updates, visit www.sdbookfestival.com and facebook.com/sdbookfestival.

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Festival of Books for Young Readers

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Museum hosting inaugural event Young readers, from preschoolers to teenagers, have always been a part of the South Dakota Festival of Books through the children’s and young adult literature track. Now, they’re getting a Festival all their own. To serve more children, teens and families, SDHC is planning a pilot Young Readers South Dakota Festival of Books, to be held Thursday, Sept. 25 at the Children’s Museum of South Dakota in Brookings. This event will feature appearances by five select children’s and young adult writers and illustrators, led by 2014-2015 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Kate DiCamillo. These authors will speak with young readers, their teachers and their family members at the inaugural Young Readers Festival in Brookings, then go on to participate in the 12th annual South Dakota Festival of Books in Sioux Falls Sept. 26-28. At both locations, they will take part in readings, presentations, school visits and book signings. The authors and illustrators participating in the Young Readers Festival have been chosen from those featured on the “Celebrating Children’s Books” Traveling Quilt Exhibit,” which appeared at the Children’s Museum in Brookings from January through March and will be on display at the Siouxland Public Library in Sioux Falls from July through September. The six quilts in the exhibit were pieced together over a 13-year period by Muriel Feldshuh, a retired librarian and author from New York City. Each quilt is a collection of squares, 165 in all, that contain handwritten comments and original artwork from best-selling and award-winning authors and illustrators. The exhibit has toured the country over the past decade with stops at many children’s museums, libraries and other youth-friendly public spaces. For more information on the Young Readers Festival of Books, visit www.sdbookfestival.com. For more on the Children’s Museum, please see www.prairieplay.org

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Edward Tulane and Young Readers In conjunction with the Young Readers Festival of Books and with input from area elementary teachers, SDHC has selected The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo as the first-ever Young Readers One Book South Dakota. About the book, which won the 2005 Boston Globe Horn Book Award, DiCamillo says, “One Christmas, I received an elegantly dressed toy rabbit as a gift. A few days later, I dreamed that the rabbit was face down on the ocean floor—lost and waiting to be found. In telling the story, I was lost for a good long while, too. And then, finally, like Edward, I was found.” In collaboration with SDHC, the book’s publisher, Candlewick, has printed a special edition of Edward Tulane for the Young Readers One Book program. SDHC will donate 3,000 copies of the book to area youth, including a giveaway to all third-graders in the Brookings and Sioux Falls School Districts this spring. The students will then have the opportunity to meet DiCamillo in September at the Young Readers Festival of Books in Brookings or the South Dakota Festival of Books in Sioux Falls. Leading up to the Festivals, SDHC will partner with the Children’s Museum of South Dakota, the Brookings and Sioux Falls School Districts, Head Start Inc., area Boys & Girls Clubs, Brookings and Sioux Falls libraries, and additional youth organizations to facilitate book discussions throughout the summer. In addition, the Brookings School District Summer School program, run through the Boys & Girls Club of Brookings, will incorporate the Young Readers One Book into the summer school curriculum, helping students meet their summer reading goals and continue their progress toward Common Core standards in English. Ultimately, all of these activities will promote literacy and encourage South Dakota youth to be active readers and lifelong learners.

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SDHC Board Roster 2014

Michelle Deyo-Amende (Chair) Administrator

Matthew Moen* (Chair-elect) Academic Dean

Jason McEntee University Professor

Scott Rausch* Retired Engineer/Adjunct Faculty

Dick Brown Development Director

Elden Lawrence Retired Professor/Author

Carolyn Elder Becker Radio Station Owner

Jean Nicholson (Past Chair) Community Volunteer/Bookkeeper

Danielle Ducheneaux Marketing Specialist

Steven Sanford Attorney

Julie Johnson Attorney

Fee Jacobsen* Retired Entrepreneur

Russell McKnight Creative Director

Rebecca Schenk* Retired Teacher

Judith Meierhenry Retired Judge

Tom Fishback (Treasurer) Banker

Holly Downing University Professor

Julie Moore-Peterson (Secretary) Librarian * Governor Appointee

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