Spirit of Peace Indian Museum
Dakota Cultural
& Educational Center
Dakota Owned
& Operated
The next pages
show some of the items that are on display in the Museum
Next some of the
items in the Museum:
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This
painting was done as a memorial to Jeffrey Derby (Little Feather).
It hangs in the museum.
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A
contemporary dress and a jingle dress stand side by
side, old and new, these styles can be seen at powwows.
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This
skull is where we keep our sage, tobacco and offerings that
are left here by our visitors.
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The
jingle dress has 365 jingles, originally tobacco tin lids,
to represent every day of the year. There is also a healing
story that goes with it
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Charlie
the Coyote is our mascot in the Center, he enjoys welcoming
our visitors.
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These
postcards are of the Pipestone Indian School and date
back to the early 1900's
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A
Stereoscope and
a number of stereoptican photos of early 1900's subjects
including Native Americans from that time are on loan
to the museum.
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Drawings
and photographs of various Tribal Chiefs are on this
wall, included are Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Osceola
and Crazy Horse.
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This
breastplate is made of bone, buffalo horn, trade beads
and leather. The shell is abalone.
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This
fan was donated to the museum by Andrea Frank. It is very old
and the feathers are not very stable. Beadwork is on both sides
of the handle that is made from leather. It is very delicate
and so lives in a case.
Thanks
Andrea.
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This
is a wall of various maps, showing the areas where
the different tribes can be located.
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Did
you know that Chuck discovered a petroglyph? He did
in 1992 at the Monument. Actually there are a whole
set of them all together and they are now called the
Derby Petroglyph.
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These
photographs are of 4 people who were affected by the
1862 Conflict between the Dakota and the Government.
Little Crow (top left) was the Chief in charge, Big
Eagle (top right) was one of the band subchiefs. The
two women were photographed at Fort Snelling where they
were held captive until they were moved to Crow Creek
in the spring of 1863
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This
photograph is of Chuck, his brother the late Jeff Derby
(Little Feather) and their father the late Harvey Derby.
This was taken when they were participating in the Hiawatha
pageant in the 1950's. Chuck played the part of little
Hiawatha a number of times.
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This
is a basket that was used in the movie 'Dragonfly' starring
Kevin Costner. It was used in one of the scenes in the
Indian viallage. It is beautifully made. A certificate
of authenticity is on the wall alongside of it. (below.)
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This
table holds various musical instruments, flutes, drums
and rattles.
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These
are photographs of a few of the petroglyphs that can be
seen at the Pipestone National Monument. They are fascinating
to see.
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