Dakota Life Season 27 (2024-2025)

Join SDPB for a free screening of Dakota Life Greetings from Faith on Wednesday, June 4th, at the Faith Community Center

Musician William Warrior plays us the Round Dance Song and teaches us about the meaning of the drum beat.

For decades, the Heritage Center at Maȟpíya Lúta has invited Indigenous artists from all over the country to exhibit their work in a special art show.

The Toby Eagle Bull Memorial Skate Park in Pine Ridge is home to the Toby Classic, which attracts skaters of all experience levels to compete in a tribute to Toby Eagle Bull.

SDPB takes a closer look at Pine Ridge's history, starting with the tragedy of the Wounded Knee Massacre, to the athletes who brought pride to their community.

SDPB heads to the 39th Annual Oglala Nation Wacipi and meets Chris Eagle Hawk, the Eyapaha (Master of Ceremonies), who shares what it means to be the voice of so many community gatherings.

Basketball is more than a game to the people of Pine Ridge. We meet several community members who tell us more about how it has expanded over the years and impacted the lives of players and their families.

A one-of-a-kind place in South Dakota, the Shakespeare Garden and Anne Hathaway Cottage is a beautiful destination for locals and tourists alike.

In an effort to preserve the cowboy way of life, the annual Kyle Evans Memorial Wagon Train brings people from across the region for an epic ride in honor of South Dakota's Cowboy Troubadour.

In the 1880s, while Deadwood thrived on vice, Methodist minister A.B. Smart founded a town with a higher calling—it stayed dry for nearly 100 years. Those craving a drink? They made the trip from Wessington Springs down Whiskey Road to the “wet” town of Lane.