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"Creation.Story" engages audiences with Očhéthi Šakówiŋ oral traditions by incorporating artwork of 18 Lakota and Dakota artists, including exhibition curator Keith BraveHeart (Oglála Lakota), in addition to Jhon Goes In Center (Oglála Lakota) and Marlena Myles (Spirit Lake Dakota), who are providing creative direction for the installation at South Dakota Art Museum.

James Star Comes Out (Oglála Lakota), Anpewikin Kolawaya Yelo C’angles’ka K’ogmaya Yelo (The Sun is My Friend… I Adorn Myself with a Sacred Hoop...) - SDAM

James Star Comes Out (Oglála Lakota)

"Anpewikin Kolawaya Yelo C’angles’ka K’ogmaya Yelo (The Sun is My Friend… I Adorn Myself with a Sacred Hoop...)," 2020, Figure: muslin, cloth, beads, hide, feathers, horse hair, rawhide, paint; Buffalo: buffalo hair, beads, bells, feathers

Keith BraveHeart (Oglála Lakota), Maka, 2018, oil on canvas - SDAM

Keith BraveHeart (Oglála Lakota)

"Maka," 2018, oil on canvas

Jhon Goes In Center (Oglála Lakota),Skan Skan (The Creation Continuum) - SDAM

Jhon Goes In Center (Oglála Lakota)

"Skan Skan (The Creation Continuum)," 2020, fairburn agates, various stone, ash, natural pigment

Marlena Myles (Spirit Lake Dakota), Moons (2020) - SDAM

Marlena Myles (Spirit Lake Dakota)

"13 Moons," 2020, vector image on aluminum

Dwayne Wilcox (Oglála Lakota), Untitled (2020) - SDAM

Dwayne Wilcox (Oglála Lakota)

"Untitled," 2020, Headdress: ledger paper, plumes, cloth, bells, fur, ribbon;
Installation: fishing line (intended to suspend freely)

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