South Dakota Humanities Council2013 PROGRAM CATALOG

SustainabilityHistory

RecreationDangerPlace

Explore the 2013 South Dakota Humanities Council Theme

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Table of Contents

Sherman Alexie is honored with a tribal song and star quilt prior to his lecture in Brookings, which kicked off the 2012 Festival of Books. Photo courtesy of Andrew Turner

Overview 32013 Thematic Focus 4Financial Grant Support: Quick Grants 5Quick Grants: One Book South Dakota 6 Quick Grant Supplement - One Book Tours 7Quick Grants: Reading Group Toolkits 8Suggested Readings - Water Focus 9 Suggested Readings - Muslim Journeys Bookshelf 10Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Program 11Statewide Programs - SD Stories 12Community Conversations 13Quick Grants - Speakers’ Bureau 14Speakers’ Bureau Programs (by speaker) 15-22Index of Speakers’ Bureau Topics 23Index of Speakers 24Who We Reach 25 Major and Mini Grants 26Grant Photos 27South Dakota Festival of Books 28Festival of Books Photos 29SDHC Board Roster 30Online Resources 31

Sherman Alexie is honored with a tribal song and star quilt prior to his lecture in Brookings, which kicked off the 2012 Festival of Books. Photo courtesy of Andrew Turner

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About UsOverview

The South Dakota Humanities Council is an independent, non-profit 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. For more information, please visit us at www.sdhumanities.org

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.

Our sole mission is to deliver humanities programming to the people of South Dakota. As a steward of the state's cultural awareness and heritage, SDHC cultivates statewide in-terest in South Dakota history, literature and other related humanities subjects, while stimulating an interest in the state's place as part of the universal human experience.

The South Dakota Humanities Council strives to bring interesting and illuminating pro-gramming to the citizens of our state. There-fore, we are always looking for new grant applicants.

If you believe 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.

About the SDHC

Mission Statement

Vision

Two young girls hug Cat in the Hat at the 2012 Storybook Land Festival in Aberdeen. Storybook Land Festival is one of SDHC’s treasured grant programs.

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Thematic Focus: Water

WaterIt sustains life and shapes identity. It may provide the setting for our favorite recreational activities and our most frightening experiences. In spite of its impor-tance, we often take it for granted until we have too little, or too much.

Because water plays such an integral role in the human experience, SDHC has chosen it as the 2013 thematic programming focus. This focus will permeate all as-pects of our programming throughout the year, includ-ing quick grants, major and mini grants, One Book SD, and more.

The 2013 Festival of Books will also reflect the thematic focus, featuring several writers whose work incorpo-rates the theme. We strongly encourage organizations to apply for major, mini or quick grants to support programs pertaining to water.

We look forward to working through this theme, and have provided a list of topics for general exploration (see box to the right).

Please call 605-688-6113 or e-mail info@sdhumanities.org if you have any questions about the water theme or applying for a grant.

Sustainability - In many parts of the world, the lack of an adequate supply of clean, fresh water is a leading cause of disease and death, and even in the United States, drought has devastating economic and environmental consequences.

History - Throughout our history, humans have moved from a mystical view of water, in which nature, gravity and even gods were thought to control supply, to a utilitarian view of water, in which we use pumps, wells, and other technology to harness its power for our own purposes.

Recreation - In the form of lakes, rivers, oceans, and even swimming pools, water has long provided a gathering spot for commu-nity activities, a tranquil setting for individual reflection, and a challenging medium for physical exercise.

Danger - Recent hurricanes and tsunamis have reminded us that, as important as water is to our survival, it can also be extremely dangerous, even deadly.

Place - For many people, time spent near a particular body of water shapes personality and provides a sense of identity and belong-ing.

A group of students poses for a photo during a South Dakota Discovery Center “South Dakota History Adventures” tour sponsored in part by the SDHC.

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Quick Grants

Categories:

One Book South Dakota (Page 6) Reading Group Toolkits (Page 8)Speakers’ Bureau (Page 14)

Application Requirements • All Quick Grant opportunities have a $40 application

fee.• 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.

• After SDHC receives the application, they will send evaluation forms to you and the scholar. Forms must be returned before scholars are paid. Evaluation forms are also available online at http://www.sdhumanities.org/GrantProjectDirectorInformation.htm

Eligibility• Eligible applicants are 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.

• Typical applicants include libraries, book clubs (read-ing programs only), museums, historical sites, historical societies, parks, tribal entities, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, community centers, service clubs and agen-cies open to the public.

Program Requirements• Minimum audience of 35 people for public pre-

sentations (15 for reading programs). Presentation should be held at a facility that has comfortable audience accommodations. Program should be between 30 and 45 minutes with time for ques-tions and answers.

• Applicant organizations should put in a good faith effort to advertise and look beyond members to publicize the event.

How Often May I Apply?• Organizations may apply for THREE Speakers

Bureau programs per SDHC fiscal year (Nov. 1- Oct. 31). Programs with multiple presenters doing one presentation count as one program.

• The South Dakota Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Con-gress, houses the Council’s literary arts programs. Based on availability of requested material, organiza-tions may apply for an unlimited number of reading programs (One Book SD, Reading Group Toolkits). Ap-plicants with open grants cannot apply for additional funding.

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

A group of students poses for a photo during a South Dakota Discovery Center “South Dakota History Adventures” tour sponsored in part by the SDHC.

Participants in the Custer County Library Summer Reading Campfire Kick-off do the “Rabbit Dance,” which was taught to them by Humanities Scholar Belinda Joe and her co-worker Steven Garcia. The library received a grant from SDHC to bring Joe to provide storytelling around the campfire.

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Quick Grants - One Book SD

2013 One Book South Dakota Discussion LeadersDr. Kathy Antonen Rapid City 605-381-8737

Marilyn Carlson Aronson Beresford605-957-4371

Kathleen Danker Brookings605-692-9506

Lawrence Diggs Roslyn605-486-4536

Lana Dannenbring Eichstadt Wessington605-354-3589

Jean Patrick Mitchell605-996-2110

Donovin Sprague Rapid City605-716-9745

Ken Steinken Rapid City605-348-4895

Jamie Sullivan Yankton605-668-1488

Bob Swanhorst Sioux Falls605-321-0521

Nels GranholmBrookings605-688-4554

Belinda Joe Ft. Thompson605-730-1825

Barbara Johnson Aberdeen605-229-5988

Joanna Jones Spearfish605-450-0121

Dorothy Liegl Pierre605-220-4100

Carl Teer Sioux Falls605-376-5313

Nancy Veglahn Sioux Falls605-331-3809

Gary Westgard Watertown605-882-5733

Norma Wilson Vermillion605-624-9279

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. A study guide and other promotional materials are available at:www.sdhumanities.org/aboutonebook.htm

This year’s One Book South Dakota, The Long-Shining Waters by Danielle Sosin, perfectly captures both the magnetism and the menace of water. Featuring the stories of three women living on the shores of Lake Superior during three different eras, the novel “illumi-nates the mysterious powers of the greatest of the Great Lakes,” according to Milkweed Editions. “The Long-Shining Waters is a historically grounded and elegantly written novel that richly describes the uneasy rela-tionship between humans and fresh water, as told through the eyes of women who led very different lives,” said SDHC board member and Water Task Force chair Matthew Moen.

Community reading groups around the state will read and discuss the book throughout the spring and summer. Inter-ested readers will also have a chance to meet the author on her 20-city tour (see page 7) or at her keynote lecture at the South Dakota Festival of Books, September 20-22 in Dead-wood.

We encourage you to join the ongoing, statewide conversa-tion about water and related issues sparked by The Long-Shining Waters. If you are interested in receiving books from the SDHC lending library and holding a One Book South Da-kota discussion led by a community member or humanities scholar, please complete a Quick Grant/One Book applica-tion at www.sdhumanities.org

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Quick Grant SupplementOne Book Tours

If you’ve ever read a book and wished you could talk about it directly with the writer, you’re in luck. This year, the One Book South Dakota program offers a unique opportunity for readers to meet the author, Danielle Sosin, and to get a free copy of her book, The Long-Shining Waters. Each community host will give away 20 books prior to the author’s visit. To promote exploration of the themes in her novel, Sosin will make four week-long book tours throughout the state. These tours will take her to one region of the state each month, as shown on the map below, beginning in June and culminating at the 2013 Festival of Books, September 20-22 in Deadwood. In each tour community, coordinators will have 20 special edition books available to give away to interested readers. 1. Southwest SD, June 23-292. Eastern SD, July 21-273. North Central SD, Aug. 11-174. Northwest SD, Sept. 15-20

To find out when Sosin will come to your area, visit www.sdhumanities.org. In advance of Sosin’s visit, SDHC encourages tour hosts to apply for a One Book South Dakota reading and dis-cussion program (see page 6 for details).

Author Danielle Sosin began writing fiction in the late 1980s, through classes at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. Since then, writing has been central to her life. In 2000, she published her first book, a collection of short stories, Garden Primitives, with Coffee House Press. The stories in the collec-tion span nearly a decade.

After the publication of Garden Primitives, she found herself obsessed with an idea that was too large to succeed as a short story. She wanted to write about Lake Superior, to dis-cover what it was about that enormous body of water that so moved and haunted her. The result, eight years later, was The Long-Shining Waters.

The Long-Shining Waters was published by Milkweed Editions in 2011. The book was the winner of the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, and a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award and The Midwest Independent Bookseller’s Choice Award. Sosin has received many awards and fellowships from organiza-tions including the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Arrow-head Regional Arts Council and the Loft Literary Center. She lives and works in Duluth, Minnesota.

About the Author

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Quick Grants: Reading Group Toolkits

2013 Reading Group Toolkits Discussion Leaders

Kathy Antonen Rapid City605-381-8737 Marilyn Carlson Aronson Beresford605-957-4371Lana Dannenbring Eichstadt Wessington605-354-3589Lawrence Diggs Roslyn605-486-4536

Nels Granholm Brookings605-688-4554Barbara Johnson Aberdeen605-229-5988Joanna Jones Spearfish605-450-0121Dorothy Liegl Pierre605-220-4100Jean Patrick Mitchell605-996-2110

Scholar Kathy Antonen hosts a One Book discussion at the Custer County Library in 2012 featuring Michael Lawson’s Dammed Indians Revisited.

Ken Steinken Rapid City605-348-4895Jamie Sullivan Yankton605-668-1488Carl Teer Sioux Falls605-376-5313Norma Wilson Vermillion605-624-9279 Apply now to bring one of these

discussions to your community.

We provide a lending library of nearly 40 titles to aid com-munities 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.

For a full list of titles, please visit http://www.sdhumanities.org/readingtoolkits.htm

1. Water: Sustainability/SupplySuggested Reading: Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It by Robert Glennon

2. Water: History/DevelopmentSuggested Reading: Elixir: A History of Water and Humankind by Brian Fagan/Solar Storms by Linda Hogan

3. Water: RecreationSuggested Reading: Tales of a River Rat: Adventures Along the Mississippi by Kenny Salwey

4. Water: Floods/Storms/DangersSuggested Reading: Come Into the Water: A Survivor’s Story by Merlyn Magner

5. Water: Personal Connection/Sense of PlaceSuggested Reading: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson/Frozen by Mary Casanova (Young Adult selection)

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Reading Group Toolkit suggestions:Water focus

1. Water: Sustainability/SupplySuggested Reading: Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It by Robert Glennon

2. Water: History/DevelopmentSuggested Reading: Elixir: A History of Water and Humankind by Brian Fagan/Solar Storms by Linda Hogan

3. Water: RecreationSuggested Reading: Tales of a River Rat: Adventures Along the Mississippi by Kenny Salwey

4. Water: Floods/Storms/DangersSuggested Reading: Come Into the Water: A Survivor’s Story by Merlyn Magner

5. Water: Personal Connection/Sense of PlaceSuggested Reading: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson/Frozen by Mary Casanova (Young Adult selection)

This year’s thematic focus on Water (see page 4) will permeate all aspects of SDHC’s programming.

To help facilitate a meaningful discussion in your community, we suggest the following books which relate closely to this theme:

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Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is a collection of 25 books, four DVDs, and other programming resources selected to help public audiences in the United States become more familiar with the people, places, history, faith, and cultures of Muslims around the world and within the U.S. The Bookshelf is intended to address both the need and the desire of the American public for trustworthy and accessible resources about Muslim beliefs and practices and the cultural heritage associated with Islamic civilizations.Applications for the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf were accepted through October 25, 2012. In January 2013, NEH and ALA an-nounced 842 humanities councils and public, academic, and community college libraries awarded the Bookshelf for use in presenting public programs in 2013. SDHC will feature two of these books in specialized programming featuring Humanities Scholar Ahrar Ahmad. Three DVDs will also be available for spe-cial screening programs. See adjacent page for more details.

Muslim Journeys materials available for checkoutBooks:Minaret by Leila AboulelaA Quiet Revolution by Leila AhmedThe Conference of the Birds by Farid al-Din Attar, translated by Dick Davis and Afkham DarbandiThe House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance by Jim Al-KhaliliPrince Among Slaves by Terry AlfordIslamic Arts by Jonathan Bloom and Sheila BlairMuhammad: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan A. C. BrownThe Columbia Sourcebook of Muslims in the United States, edited by Edward E. Curtis IVIn an Antique Land by Amitav GhoshWhen Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the “Riches of the East” by Stewart GordonLeo Africanus by Amin Maalouf, translated by Peter SluglettThe Arabian Nights (anonymous), edited by Muhsin Mahdi, translated by Husain HaddawyIn the Country of Men by Hisham MatarThe Story of the Qur’an: Its History and Place in Muslim Life by Ingrid Mattson

The Ornament of the World by Maria Rosa MenocalDreams of Trespass by Fatima MernissiRumi: Poet and Mystic, edited and translated by Reynold A. Nicholson*Snow by Orhan Pamuk, translated by Maureen Freely*The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam by F. E. PetersThe Art of Hajj by Venetia PorterHouse of Stone by Anthony ShadidPersepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane SatrapiBroken Verses by Kamila ShamsieThe Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman’s Journey to Love and Islam by G. Willow Wilson

Films:Prince Among Slaves (directed by Andrea Kalin, produced by Unity Productions Foundation, 2007)Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World (directed by Rob Gardner, produced by Unity Productions Foundation, 2011)Koran by Heart (directed by Greg Barker, produced by HBO documentary films, 2011)*Multiple copies of these books will be available. See adjacent page for more details.

To check out Muslim Journeys materials, contact us at 605-688-6113.

Apply for a Reading Group Toolkit discussion at:

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

Reading Group Toolkit suggestions

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It’s the world’s second largest religion, but for many people, Islam remains shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding. A unique pro-gram offered by the South Dakota Humanities Council offers insight into the culture, history and diver-sity of Muslims around the world.

SDHC is one of 842 libraries and state humanities councils across the country selected to receive the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys from the National Endow-ment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA). Muslim Journeys draws upon books, films, web resources and library-based discussion programs to invite readers to explore and discuss the people, places, histories and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world. Organized into five themes designed to facilitate conversation, the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf collection consists of 25 books, three documentary films and a series of seven short videos, “Islamic Art Spots.”

Using these resources, SDHC will offer three humanities programs, which communities may apply to host singly or as a series.

• Program 1: Understanding Judaism, Christianity & Islam—The Children of Abraham by F.E. Peters• Program 2: Exploring Islam through Fiction—Snow by Orhan Pamuk, translated by Maureen Freely• Program 3: Film Screening and Conversation—Choice of DVD (Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World, Koran by

Heart or Prince Among Slaves)

Humanities Scholar Ahrar Ahmad, professor of political science at Black Hills State University, will be available to lead discussions for the first two programs. “There are some rich and rewarding possibilities here, opportunities that we can explore to provoke us to think, encourage us to learn and reaffirm our essential humanity,” Ahmad said.

Multiple copies of the books by Peters and Pamuk will be available on loan as part of SDHC's packaged Reading Group Toolkit program, and all of the other Bookshelf resources will be available for individual checkout. The books and films comprising the Bookshelf were selected with the advice of librarians and cultural programming experts, as well as distinguished scholars in the fields of anthropology, world history, religious studies, interfaith dialogue, the history of art and architecture, world literature, Middle East studies, Southeast Asian studies, African studies and Islamic studies.

For more detailed information on Bookshelf resources, as well as related readings, please visit http://bridgingcultures.neh.gov/muslimjourneys/

The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association. Support was provided by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Fifteenth-century map by Piri Reis of the coastline of Andalusia and the city of Grenada. Photo ©The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Borders: Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: Purchase, F1932.20, and F1931.32. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washing-ton, D.C.: Purchase—Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, S1986.221

Muslim Journeys Bookshelf

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South Dakota Stories

The South Dakota Humanities Council has published five collections of stories written by and about the people of South Dakota: Life on the Farm and Ranch, One-Room Country School, On The Homefront, Country Congregations and What Makes A South Dakotan?, stories born in vari-ous chapters of our state’s history. Each collection docu-ments life in South Dakota. What Makes A South Dakotan? has been well-received and has sparked a variety of unique discussions and definitions.

“It is a whirlwind of stories that do justice to aremarkable territory.”

-Susan Power, author, Standing Rock Sioux

“This may be the most audacious publishing effort in state history.”

-Katie Hunhoff, South Dakota Magazine “Ideally, this sense of being a South Dakotan isn’t tied to a street address or occupation. It stems from a succession of experiences that foster familiar-ity and make you feel right at home, regardless of where you started.

- Stu Whitney (Sioux Falls Argus Leader)

To purchase a book from the South Dakota Stories collection, please call 605-688-6113 or email info@sdhumanities.org.

Or visit:http://www.sdhumanities.org/programs_stories.htm

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Community Conversations

2013 Community Conversations discussion leaders

This is your chance to dig deeper into the many possible responses to a question that’s already started people talking: What Makes a South Dakotan? That question was the impetus for the latest publication in our South Dakota Stories series.

In celebration of our 40th anniversary last year, we set out to create a book with special meaning to South Dakotans. We started by asking people to explore what it truly means to be a South Dakotan. The response was tremendous. Citizens met for Civic Reflec-tion gatherings hosted around the state by humanities scholars, discussing potential entries and developing their own thoughts on the question. Then, current and former South Dakotans sent us many well-written and thoughtful submissions.

The overwhelming public input enabled us to create a book, What Makes a South Dakotan?, that represents the best of our state and its people. Now, we’re bringing the Civic Reflec-tion process full circle by presenting com-munity conversations based on the wide-ranging and thought-provoking submissions to the book. A total of 20 book clubs, libraries, historical societies, museums, and other cultural or community organizations will host a discussion of What Makes a South Dakotan? They will collect ideas for a Volume II, and coordinators will give away books to bring attention to the sched-uled conversations.

Either join one of the Community Conversations, or take a look at the list of discussion leaders below and consider bringing one of them to your town for your own discussion about what it means to be a true South Dakotan.

What Makes a South Dakotan?

Dr. Kathy Antonen Rapid City 605-381-8737

Marilyn Carlson Aronson Beresford605-957-4371

Lana Dannenbring Eichstadt Wessington605-354-3589

Lawrence Diggs Roslyn605-486-4536

Dorothy Liegl Pierre605-220-4100

John MillerBrookings605-692-7680

Jean Patrick Mitchell605-996-2110

Frank Pommersheim Vermillion605-677-6350

Jane Green Clark605-532-5113

Joyce Jefferson Rapid City605-393-2680

Barbara Johnson Aberdeen605-229-5988

Joanna Jones Spearfish605-450-0121

Bruce Roseland Seneca605-436-6770

Gary Westgard Watertown605-882-5733

Norma Wilson Vermillion 605-624-9279

Lillian Witt Gordon, Neb.605-890-1097

What Makes A South Dakotan? co-editor John Miller speaks at the book release party at the 2013 Festival of Books in Sioux Falls. Miller was one of the Civic Reflection conversation leaders leading up to the creation of the book.

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Quick Grants - Speakers’ Bureau

Our Speakers will bring

history to life in your community.

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 up 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.

For a small application fee of $40, it's possible to bring renowned scholars to your community to present on interest-ing subjects for groups of all ages and backgrounds. Funding is provided by the South Dakota Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Complete an application form online: www.sdhumanities.org/programs_bureau.htm

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Speakers’ Bureau ProgramsThe following is a list of Speakers Bureau/Chautauqua programs available for 2013. Please note that the programs are listed by speaker. For alphabetical lists of speak-ers and topics, please see pages 23-24. Most of the presenters have more than one program, but only one has been listed for each. The full list of programs can be found at:

Antonen, Kathy (Rapid City)Professor of English, SDSM&T3841 Pebble Beach Ct. Rapid City, SD 57703605-381-8737 kathy.antonen@sdsmt.edu

The Resurrection of 470 Acres: A Story of the Land During the Dirty 30sA look at the resurrection of 470 acres in Beadle County, SD, when drought and wind ravaged the land. The presentation is told from the perspective of a German immigrant farmer and his family.

Abrahamson, Eric (Rapid City)Historian 1422 Clark St. Rapid City, SD 57701605-484-3820eric@vantagepointhistory.com

Snake Charmer - Earl BrockelsbyReptile Gardens and the development of tourism in the Black Hills.

Carlson Aronson, Marilyn (Beresford)Academic Dean, retired29615 469th Ave. Beresford, SD 57004605-957-4371mcarlson@iw.net

19th Century American Scribbling WomenCompares and contrasts writers Eudora Welty and Kate Cleary, both of whom used “home place” as the domi-nant theme in their work. Welty, often designated as one of the most notable 20th century Southern region-alists, is compared to Cleary, a little-known 19th cen-tury Nebraska writer. Both writers show the importance of early writing by pioneeer women.

Carpenter-Nolting, Deb (Bushnell, NE)InstructorP.O. Box 68Bushnell, NE 69129308-360-0756dnolting@gmail.com

Well-behaved Women Seldom Make HistoryDelves into “her-story” with colorful female characters, including Pearl Hart, Baby Doe Tabor and the women who assisted in progressing the Underground Railroad through quilt messages. Presented with Lyn Messersmith.

Oglala Lakota tribal members Beatrice Long Visitor Holy Dance and Rita Long Visitor Holy Dance listen carefully during a presentation in 2012 relating to the film “What’s in the Heart,” which was produced by Kitty Farmer via an SDHC grant. Photo by Kitty Farmer.

• Contact the 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 both the coordi-

nator and the 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 evalua-tion is received. http://www.sdhumanities.org/programs_about.htm

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Diggs, Lawrence (Roslyn)Interactive Presenter104 West Carlton Ave. Roslyn, SD 57261605-486-4536me@ldiggs.com

Erasing Imaginary Lines, Escaping Cultural ImprisonmentThough culture is viewed as a fort, if we come to believe that we are determined or limited by culture, culture becomes a prison. Diggs has an escape plan.

Draper, Darrel (Omaha)Historical Educator/Entertainer5140 Parker St. Omaha, NE 68104402-553-8117PeterSarpy@aol.com

Roosevelt: Rough Rider President A portrayal of President Roosevelt’s personal and politi-cal life, including information on his ranch life in Dakota Territory.

Ellwein, Arch (Sidney, MT)Independent ScholarPO Box 333 Sidney, MT 59270406-488-5109arch@midrivers.com

Buffalo Hunter Yellowstone Vic SmithSet in 1900, this champion buffalo hunter, army scout and dispatch rider brings the late 19th century back to life.

Gingway Godfrey, Joyzelle (Lincoln, NE)Independent Scholar2811 Tierra Dr. Apt. 107 Lincoln, NE 68516402-470-3810joyzellegodfrey@gmail.com

Lewis and Clark Meet the Sioux Exploring the story of a family on the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation in South Dakota that is descended from Meriwether Lewis, according to the family’s oral history.

DeCory, Jace (Spearfish)Instructor1750 College Lane #13Spearfish, SD 57783605-642-6295jace.decory@bhsu.edu

Traditional Lakota PhilosophyThis program highlights the relevance of Lakota Phi-losophy for tribal people today.

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SDHC Scholar Joyce Jefferson standing next to the grave of Sarah Camp-bell. Jefferson has performed a variety of programs during multiple years as a SDHC Scholar.

Cramer, Marian (Bryant)DirectorLittle Prairie School, Ingalls Homestead42936 196th St. Bryant, SD 57221605-625-5865mariancramer@yahoo.com

An Hour with Laura Ingalls WilderCramer performs three separate versions of this pro-gram, 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.

Hoffman Ellis, Konnie (Rapid City)Author/Teacher/Musician2600 Plateau LaneRapid City, SD 57703605-393-9512konnieellis71@gmail.com

Adaptive Techniques of BlindnessPractical tips and advice told from a blind person’s perspective.

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Hicks, Patrick (Sioux Falls)Writer-in-Residence301 W. 29th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57105605-274-5434patrick.hicks@augie.edu

At Auschwitz and the Other Camps: Doing Research & Writing about a Nazi Concentration CampHicks will discuss his current novel in progress, which takes place at Auschwitz. In this presentation, Hicks will read passages from his manuscript and talk about what it was like to visit Auschwitz.

Horsted, Paul (Custer)Photographer24905 Mica Ridge Road Custer, SD 57730605-673-3685horsted@dakotaphoto.com

Exploring with CusterWorking from more than 10 years of research, we follow Custer’s trail from Ft. Lincoln, to the site of gold discov-ery in the Black Hills, and back again; we look at diaries, journals and other first-hand sources and examine some 50 “then & now” images based on the first photo-graphs ever taken in the Black HIlls by Custer’s photog-rapher.

Jefferson, Joyce (Rapid City)Owner of Joyce Jefferson Creates Stories in Song4009 Terry Dr. Rapid City, SD 57703605-393-2680storystory@joycejefferson.net

Who is Aunt Lou? They wrote about Lucretia Marchbanks in the Dead-wood newspapers. Learn what they said about this pio-neer woman of the Black Hills as Joyce Jefferson brings her story to life, 100 years after her death.

Joe, Belinda (Ft. Thompson)Culture and Education SpecialistP.O. Box 345Ft. Thompson, SD 57339605-730-1825bfjoe@hotmail.com

Mini Wiconi - Water of Life: A Dakota Passage, Journey, and SongIn 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 a story of how the Mighty Missouri River brought the Dakota to the Dakota homelands and how it sustained us.

Johnson, Barbara (Aberdeen)Independent Scholar 511 South Arch St. Aberdeen, SD 57401605-229-5988prairielitdocbj@aol.com

South Dakota Stained Glass ProjectThis presentation discusses how stained glass windows are produced, including the role of immigrants in de-signing, producing, and bringing to South Dakota these beautiful works of art that are present throughout our state.

Janis, Valerie (Rapid City)Author/photographer/conservation biologist14252 W. Nike LoopRapid City, SD 57701605-441-1113vrjanis@yahoo.com

The Beauty of Solar CookersJanis, a scholar with a degree in environmental science, explains how to build a solar cooker. She also discusses the benefits and recipes.

Green, Jane (Clark)Independent Scholar43336 171st St. Clark, SD 57225605-532-5113jgreen@itctel.com

Memoir Writing Green explains to attendees how to begin writing one’s memoirs. Participants leave with a completed story they wrote under Green’s instruction.

G-JGranholm, Nels (Brookings)Professor Emeritus, SDSU (Global Studies)SWH 216, Box 510 Brookings, SD 57006605-688-4554nels.granholm@sdstate.edu

21st Century Global PerspectivesWhy should we know about (and do something about) global warming, global resource depletion, food inse-curity and global poverty.

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Junek, Bruce and Thacker, Tass (Rapid City)Co-owners of Images of the World 612 Saint James St. Rapid City, SD 57701605-348-3432iow@hills.net

Mummies and MosquesA slide presentation on ancient civilizations and Islamic culture: 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.

Kolbe, Robert (Sioux Falls)History Speaker636 W. 21st St. Sioux Falls, SD 57105605-360-0031bobkolbe@gmail.com

History of PhotographyFrom Daguerreotype to postcards, photography has been both an art form and a means of communica-tion as well as a record of our history (illustrated with photos).

Kant, Joanita (Brookings)Graduate Research Assistant (SDSU)320 17th Ave. Brookings, SD 57006605-692-2594joanita.kant@sdstate.edu

Quill and Beadwork of the SD Sioux IndiansThis program showcases how beads and porcupine quills were used from the time of Christopher Colum-bus to the present. The focus is their use among the Sioux.

Kills Small, Jerome (Utica)Retired Instructor (USD)P.O. Box 95Utica, SD 57067605-665-0739chikkawk@gmail.com

Harvest and the Use of Medicines and Foods in the Siouan HomelandsMr. Kills Small tells of the right times to harvest roots, fruit and other plants. He describes the harvest loca-tions and details how to use some of the foods and medicines in ceremonies and in the home. He explains harvest methods that ensure plants can grow strong for future generations.

Jones, Joanna (Spearfish)Jones Literature Consultant10559 W. Hwy 14Spearfish, SD 57783605-450-0121drj@jonesliterature.com

Enjoying Literature TogetherUsing grade level common core standards, students discuss selected literature with the presenter. Partici-pants help to focus usable strategies to enhance read-ing comprehension.

Johnson, Rebecca (Sioux Falls)Author 1220 S. Main Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57105605-339-2081rebeccajohnson.rlj@gmail.com

Journey into the Deep: Meet Weird and Wonder-ful Creatures from the Deep SeaVivid images transport you into the deep sea, where scientists have found thousands of strange new species as a result of exploration made during the 2000-2010 international Census of Marine Life. COML discoveries formed the basis of Johnson’s most recent book, Jour-ney into the Deep: Discovering New Ocean Creatures.

SDHC Scholars Bruce Junek and Tass Thacker present at the 2012 Festival of Books.

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Miller, John (Brookings)Writer/Historian 1055 Circle Dr. Brookings, SD 57006 605-692-7680john.miller@sdstate.edu

The Making of a PoliticianPresenter is the author or editor of several books on Midwestern and South Dakotan politics and many articles on the subject. He currently is writing a political biography of George McGovern. Miller interviewed McGovern and has been working with the McGovern papers at Princeton University, several Presidential libraries and other sources.

Moeller, Rosemary (St. Lawrence)Writer/Farmer19831 369th Ave. St. Lawrence, SD 57373605-853-2667yramesorrelleom@yahoo.com

Writing about Traveling from a Midwestern Per-spectiveExamples from Moeller’s work from journals and news-papers will be presented along with workshop activi-ties for writers called “Interviewing a Place.”

Patrick, Jean (Mitchell)Author/Speaker40519 258th St. Mitchell, SD 57301 605-996-2110jean@santel.net

The Writer’s LifeLearn about an author’s daily routines and challenges, including information about the process of getting a book or magazine article published. Unique opportuni-ties for young people are discussed.

Pengra, Lilah (Buffalo Gap)Independent ScholarP.O. Box 126Buffalo Gap, SD 57722 605-255-4605lilah@hcinet.net

John Brazeau: General Harney’s SpyBrazeau worked in the fur trade from Sioux City to Fort Union. His grandson was the first head of Indian Police on Pine Ridge. Military documents reveal that he might even have worked as a spy.

McEntee, Jason (Brookings)English Professor (SDSU)208 Lincoln Ln. S. Brookings, SD 57006 605-697-8019jason.mcentee@sdstate.edu

Strangers in Their Own LandExamines Iraqi Freedom movies in the context of the warrior’s “coming home” story. Analyzes the “coming home” narrative as well as studies both trauma and warrior re-adjustment and repatriation seen in movies.

McDonald, Michael (Yankton)Singer/Songwriter2609 Mulligan Dr. Yankton, SD 57078605-664-7672oisins_remnant@yahoo.com

Travels of the Corps/Lewis and Clark in Song and Story Celebrates the spirit of America outdoor adventuring through songs and stories about the Corps of Discovery expedition of 1804-1806.

Markley, Bill (Pierre)Writer 803 Bridgeview Ave. Pierre, SD 57501605-224-5322markley@pie.midco.net

Dakota Epic Markley discusses a journal he kept during filming of Dances With Wolves.

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The Orlando Chamber Soloists perform their Teddy Bear Concert Series at General Beadle Elementary School in Rapid City.

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P-RRoripaugh, Lee Ann (Vermillion)Poet and Writer/Editor in Chief of South Dakota Review208 N. Pine St. #201Vermillion, SD 57069 605-675-9539lee.roripaugh@usd.edu

South Dakota ReviewTalks, readings and discussion about the state’s 50-year-old literary journal published at the University of South Dakota.

Roseland, Bruce (Seneca)Rancher/Writer/Coach/Scholar16894 SD Hwy. 47Seneca, SD 57473 605-436-6770bbroseland@venturecomm.net

Heart of the PrairiePoetry readings tailored to life on the Missouri Coteau and memoir writing with Plain Jane Green, featuring poetry selections by Bruce, story-telling by Jane, and culminating in memoir writing by participants.

Rumpca, Ronette (Pierre)Curator of Interpretation900 Governors DrivePierre, SD 57501 605-773-6011ronette.rumpca@state.sd.us

Hands On! South Dakota Immigrants Through Objects and Archival MaterialsObjects, written records, and photographs are used to tell the story of the immigrant groups that settled in South Dakota.

Rasmussen, Jane and John (Sisseton)Independent Scholars217 5th Ave. E. Sisseton, SD 57262 605-698-3025janeandjohnrasmussen@gmail.com

The Stavig LettersReaders’ 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. Documentary on the sub-ject is also available by calling 605-688-6113. Presented by John and Jane Rasmussen and Gary Westgard.

Reese, Jim (Yankton)Associate Professor (Mount Marty College)611 Augusta CircleYankton, SD 57078 605-660-3737james.reese@mtmc.edu

Get Published NOW!Hybrid writing workshop where participants spend time generating ideas and discussing real methods on how to get published in today’s market; features an informal conversation with a working writer/editor/publisher discussing craft, publishing and the writ-ing life. It is an opportunity for students, faculty, and community members to learn about publishing and to meet directly with an editor and publisher.

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

American Indians, Justice and Diversity: The Con-tinuing ChallengeA look at the meaning of justice and diversity and the application of these concepts to situations in South Dakota.

SDHC Scholar Patrick Hicks interacts with a fan at the 2012 Festival of Books in Sioux Falls.

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Teer, Carl (Sioux Falls)President, South Dakota African American History Museum111 S. Euclid Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57104605-376-5313cteer@hotmail.com

The Dakota ConnectionAfrican Americans with South Dakota roots and their shared connections throughout the U.S. and beyond.

Tennant, Brad (Aberdeen)Associate Professor of History1017 Main St.Aberdeen, SD 57401605-229-5877brad.tennant@presentation.edu

Images of the Northern PlainsA PowerPoint presentation that includes many of Alfred Sully’s sketches and paintings from his military service on the northern plains during the 1850s and 1860s.

Timm, John (Sioux Falls)Independent Scholar 925 South Thompson Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57103605-338-3312johntimm@sio.midco.net

Governor Arthur Calvin MelletteThis program can be tailored to discuss any period of time in the governor’s life, including his time in Indiana, Civil War service, life in Dakota Territory, and more.

Swanhorst, Bob (Sioux Falls)Retiree739 East Greenbrier PlaceSioux Falls, SD 57108605-321-0521btswan@sio.midco.net

The Lakota Nation’s Influence on High School Basketball in South DakotaA focus on basketball on the reservations, Lakota influ-ence on the state high school league, the National Catholic Tourney in Chicago, and the teams and players.

Steinken, Ken (Rapid City)Independent Scholar305 St. Francis St. Rapid City, SD 57701605-348-4895kensteinken@juno.com

A Blessing Where it FallsHow kayaking the Cheyenne River, studying suburban Chicago flooding, and building a park in Rapid City gave the scholar a new perspective on water.

Sprague, Donovin (Rapid City)University Instructor/Historian/Author2092 Meadow Ln. Rapid City, SD 57703605-716-9745rocknrecords@rushmore.com

Lakota and Cheyenne at the Battle of the Little BigHornAn overview of the battle of June 25-26, 1876, from a Lakota and Cheyenne family perspective. Includes Pow-erPoint and display of original vintage photos.

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

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

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2012 SDHC Scholar Lois Beckner presents her program “Toys, Games, and Pasttimes of the 1800s” at the 2012 Aurora Gala Days event held in Aurora, SD. Gala Days received a major grant from the South Dakota Humanities Council. The event is held annually in Aurora.

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Witt, Lillian (Gordon, NE)Entertainer/Informer6715 State Hwy 27Gordon, NE 69343605-890-1097lillyrae49@yahoo.com

Sister to the SiouxFirst person interpretation of Elaine Goodale Eastman as told by herself. Elaine Goodale was a young woman with a genteel New England upbringing. She came to Dakota Territory in 1886 as a pioneer teacher to the Indian children and learned much from them as well.

Wolff, David (Spearfish)Dean/Professor of History (BHSU)301 Yellowstone PlaceSpearfish, SD 57783605-642-6221david.wolff@bhsu.edu

Dying in Deadwood: A Look at Violent Deaths in and around the Black Hills, 1875-1879By looking at Deadwood and the surrounding area from 1875 through 1879, this presentation will explain where violence occurred, assess why violence hap-pened, explore how the reasons for violence changed over time, and examine how the reality of violence con-trasts with the myths that exist about Western violence.

Wilson, Norma (Vermillion)English Professor Emerita (USD)/Author30959 Frog Creek Rd. Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-9279norma.wilson@usd.edu

Under the RainbowWilson 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 Spain and southeastern South Dakota which inspired her poems.

Wingate, Steven (Brookings)English Professor (SDSU)1911 Victory St. Brookings, SD 57006720-256-8435steven.wingate@sdstate.edu

The Art of the ScreenplayAn overview of the screenwriting craft from story de-velopment to proper screenplay formatting, as well as a glimpse of how the film industry works.

Westgard, Gary (Watertown)Retired Lutheran Pastor1340 22nd St. NEWatertown, SD 57201605-882-5733vivigard@midco.net

I Shall Miss BananasWestgard explores seeing the sacred in the ordinary, the difference between religious writing and spiritual writing, and the importance of paying attention to grace on Monday Morning: readings from Westgard’s book, The Journey and the Grace, and more recent prose and poetry from Westgard’s new book.

Wilson, Jerry (Vermillion)Writer/Author30959 Frog Creek Rd. Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-9279wilson57069@gmail.com

Truth in a Pack of LiesWilson follows a reading from his new book of fiction, Blackjacks and Blue Devils, with a discussion of the pro-cess of blending experience and imagination to create works of fiction

Van Deest, Orval (Madison)Professor Emeritus (DSU)P.O. Box 291 Madison, SD 57042605-591-9830

Buffalo, Bears and Prairie DogsC.J. “Buffalo” Jones discusses the slaughter of 62 million American Buffalo by the white hunters, Indians, set-tlers, government, army and railroads and the pro-found effects on the land and the Indian. Hugh Glass, Mountain Man, clawed by the grizzly after the Arikara fight and left to die by Jim Bridger, lives to tell the tale. Old Prairie Dog Frank spins tales of the prairie and “win-dies” -- tall tales to startle the “green-horns” and amuse the old-timers.

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Index of Speakers’ Bureau TopicsAmerican Indian - Culture and SocietyBelinda Joe (page 17), Joanita Kant (page 18)

American Indian - Important Historical EventsKathy Antonen (page 15), Joyzelle Godfrey (page 16)

American Indian - Intercultural RelationsJerome Kills Small (page 18), Frank Pommersheim (page 20), Brad Tennant (page 21)

American Indian – Traditional WaysJace DeCory (page 16), Joyzelle Godrey (page 16), Jerome Kills Small (page 18), Brad Tennant (page 21), Lil Witt (page 22)

Art in HumanitiesValerie Janis (page 17), Robert Kolbe (page 18), Brad Tennant (page 21) , Barbara Johnson (page 17)

EnvironmentNels Granholm (page 17), Valerie Janis (page 17),

Famous South DakotansMarian Cramer (page 16), Paul Horsted (page 17), Joanita Kant (page 18), John Miller (page 19), John Timm (page 21), Orval Van Deest (page 22), David Wolff (page 22)

Farm and Ranch LifeKathy Antonen (page 15)

HistoryArch Ellwein (page 16), Joyce Jefferson (page 17), Robert Kolbe (page 18), Bill Markley (page 19), Dono-vin Sprague (page 21)

ImmigrationBarbara Johnson (page 17), Joanita Kant (page 18), John Rasmussen (page 20), Ronette Rumpca (page 20)

Literature and PoetryMarilyn Carlson Aronson (page 15), Barbara Johnson (page 17), Joanna Jones (page 18), Jean Patrick (page 19), Orval Van Deest (page 22), Jerry Wilson (page 22), Norma Wilson (page 22), Steven Wingate (page 22)

Racial RolesLawrence Diggs (page 16)

Social IssuesEric Abrahamson (page 15), Lawrence Diggs (page 16), Konnie Hoffman Ellis (page 16), Carl Teer (page 21)

South Dakota Events and HistoryEric Abrahamson (page 15), Arch Ellwein (page 16), Paul Horsted (page 17), Bill Markley (page 19), Mi-chael McDonald (page 19), John Miller (page 19), Jean Patrick (page 19), Lilah Pengra (page 19), Lee Ann Roripaugh (page 20), Donovin Sprague (page 21), Bob Swanhorst (page 21), Carl Teer (page 21), Brad Tennant (page 21), Orval Van Deest (page 22), Norma Wilson (page 22), David Wolff (page 22)

SportsJean Patrick (page 19), Bob Swanhorst (page 21)

WarJason McEntee (page 19)

WaterRebecca Johnson (page 18), Belinda Joe (page 17), Ken Steinken (page 21)

The WestMarilyn Carlson Aronson (page 15), Deb Carpenter-Nolting (page 15)

Women’s StudiesMarilyn Carlson Aronson (page 15), Deb Carpenter-Nolting (page 15), Jace DeCory (page 16), Jane Green (page 17), Joyce Jefferson (page 17), Judy Sneller (page 21)

World CulturesNels Granholm (page 17), Patrick Hicks (page 17), Bruce Junek (page 18), Tass Thacker (page 18)

Writing and PoetryLee Ann Roripaugh (page 20), Bruce Roseland (page 20), Gary Westgard (page 22), Norma Wilson (page 22)

Writing and PublishingJane Green (page 17), Patrick Hicks (page 17), Kon-nie Hoffman Ellis (page 16), Valerie Janis (page 17), Joanna Jones (page 18), Rosemary Moeller (page 19), Jim Reese (page 20), Lee Ann Roripaugh (page 20), Jerry Wilson (page 22), Steven Wingate (page 22)

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Index of Speakers

Abrahamson, Eric Page 15

Antonen, Kathy Pages 6, 8, 13, 15

Carlson Aronson, MarilynPage 15

Carpenter-Nolting, DebPage 15

Cramer, MarianPage 16

Danker, KathleenPage 6

DeCory, JacePage 16

Diggs, LawrencePages 6, 8, 13, 16

Draper, DarrelPage 16

Dannenbring Eichstadt,Lana Pages 6, 8, 13

Ellwein, ArchPage 16

Hoffman Ellis, KonniePage 16

Gingway Godfrey, JoyzellePage 16

Granholm, NelsPages 8, 17

Green, JanePages 13, 17

Hicks, PatrickPage 17

Horsted, PaulPage 17

Janis, ValeriePage 17

Jefferson, JoycePages 13, 17

Joe, BelindaPages 6, 17

Johnson, BarbaraPage 17

Johnson, RebeccaPage 18

Jones, JoannaPages 8, 18

Junek, BrucePage 18

Kant, JoanitaPage 18

Kills Small, JeromePage 18

Kolbe, RobertPage 18

Liegl, DorothyPages 6, 8, 13

Markley, BillPage19

McDonald, Michael Page 19

McEntee, JasonPage 19

Miller, JohnPages 13, 19

Moeller, RosemaryPage 19

Patrick, JeanPages 6, 8, 13, 19

Pengra, LilahPage 19

Pommersheim, Frank Pages 13, 20

Rasmussen, JohnPage 20

Rasmussen, Jane Page 20

Reese, Jim Page 20

Roripaugh, Lee AnnPage 20

Roseland, BrucePage 20

Rumpca, RonettePage 20

Sneller, JudyPage 21

Sprague, DonovinPages 6, 21

Steinken, KenPages 6, 8, 21

Sullivan, JamiePages 6, 8

Swanhorst, BobPages 6, 21

Teer, Carl Pages 6, 8, 21

Tennant, BradPage 21

Thacker, TassPage 18

Timm, JohnPage 21

Van Deest, Orval Page 22

Veglahn, NancyPage 6

Westgard, GaryPage 22

Wilson, JerryPage 22

Wilson, NormaPages 6, 8, 13, 22

Wingate, StevenPage 22

Witt, LillianPage 22

Wolff, David Page 22

Speakers are also listed online at:www.sdhumanities.org/programs_about.htm

Timm, JohnPage 21

Van Deest, Orval Page 22

Veglahn, NancyPage 6

Westgard, GaryPage 22

Wilson, JerryPage 22

Wilson, NormaPages 6, 8, 13, 22

Wingate, StevenPage 22

Witt, LillianPage 22

Wolff, David Page 22

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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. Preference will be given to programs pertaining to the annual initiative (Page 4).

The four types of grant programs are listed below. Complete grant guidelines and application forms are available on our website at

www.sdhumanities.org.

A crowd gathers to listen to Steven Garcia play the flute at the Summer Reading Campfire Kick-Off hosted by the Custer County Library. The library received a grant from SDHC to bring in Humanities Scholar Belinda Joe to provide storytell-ing around the campfire. She brought Garcia, her co-worker from Crazy Horse.

Major and Mini Grants

Major and Mini grants available through SDHC:Discussion ProgramsPublic 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.

Application Deadlines: Feb. 28 and Sept. 30 for requests over $1,000

Humanities Institute for Teachers Improve the quality of education by bringing 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. Note: Guidelines are currently under review and will be available early August.

Application Deadline: Sept. 30

Media Programs 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.

Application Deadline: Sept. 30 for requests over $1,000

Research Programs Programs awarded to scholars allowing them 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.

Application Deadline: Feb. 28 for requests over $1,000

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A young girl has her face painted at the 2012 Storybook Land Festival in Aberdeen. One of the many performance art pieces at the 2012 Story-book Land Festival in Aberdeen.

Jose Feghali performs a solo recital during the 2012 Dakota Sky International Piano Festival.

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Excitement is building for the 11th annual South Dakota Festival of Books, September 20-22 in historic Deadwood. The event will feature more than 50 national and local authors in six genres: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, history/tribal, children’s/young adult and writers’ support. In keeping with the SDHC’s programming theme, many Festival authors will address issues relat-ed to water, the sustaining element for all life on this planet. The 2013 One Book South Dakota, Danielle Sosin’s novel The Long-Shining Waters, invites reflection on the importance of water in shaping our individual sense of place. Through their fiction, both Elizabeth Cook-Lynn and Linda Hogan explore the effects of the construction of hydroelectric dams on indigenous people.

Numerous non-fiction and history writers also tackle water topics. Canadian author Andrew Nikiforuk writes about the effects of tar sand extraction on the water supply. Brian Fagan draws on decades of sailing experience to explore everything from the effects of climate change to the history of seafaring, while Peter Heller describes his water-related recreational pursuits, includ-ing surfing and kayaking. Also featured at the Festival will be Walter Dean Myers, 2012-2013 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and two Pulitzer Prize winners: former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser and Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda.

For more information about the Festival of Books and participating authors, please visit:

www.sdbookfestival.com

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Author Scott Jurek signs an autograph at the 2012 Festival of Books.

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Clockwise from top: Festivalgoers file in and register for workshops; two happy American Girl tea party attend-ees; the Lakota Music Project. Photos by Bob Wilson

Author Karl Marlantes signs an autograph at the 2012 Festival of Books.

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Jean Nicholson, ChairCommunity Volunteer/Bookkeeper

Michelle Deyo-Amende, Chair-electAdministrator

Ann McKay Thompson, Past Chair Hospital Administrator

Tom Dempster, SecretaryFormer Legislator/Financial Advisor

Anne Gormley, TreasurerRetired Banker

Dick BrownDevelopment Director

Julie Moore-PetersonLibrarian

Lawrence PiersolFederal Judge

Scott Rausch (Gov. Appointee) Retired Engineer/Adjunct Faculty

Rebecca Schenk (Gov. Appointee)Retired Teacher Corey VilhauerMarketing Elden LawrenceRetired Professor/Author

Tom FishbackBanker

Doris Giago*Professor

Fee Jacobsen (Gov. Appointee)Retired Entrepreneur

David CremeanProfessor/Author Judith MeierhenryRetired Judge

Matthew Moen (Gov. Appointee)*Academic Dean

* Executive Committee at large SDHC board members Dick Brown (left) and Tom Dempster take a moment to pose with U.S. Rep. John Thune (middle) during the 2013 Humanities on the Hill conference in Washington, D.C. Brown and Dempster attended the event to advocate on behalf of the South Dakota Humanities Council. Photo courtesy of Sen. Thune’s office.

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