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Tipi Stays

Cultural Heritage Tourism  Supports Our Youth Programs!
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Experience Lakota Culture
In the Heart of the
Rosebud Reservation

Lodging and Cultural Activities

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Upon arrival you can request to participate in any of our activities. Activities are not included in the price of the lodging. 

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Special Activities

 

  • Fishing ( state or tribal fishing permit for adults required)

  • Hiking 

  • Historical tour of local landmarks and historical sites

  • Canoeing

  • Equine activities

  • Traditional Lakota games

  • Dance performance by local youth

  • Story telling

  • Make and take cultural arts project(s) 

  • Medicinal and wild edibles Herb trail tour 

  • Native sports

  • Outdoor movie night with popcorn/pop/snacks (Native content/native actor featured movies) 

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Tipi Lodging

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18 ft canvas Tipi’s.

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We have extra-large and regular size brand name cots, air mattresses and sleeping mats available for campers as well as army sleeping bags, in case they did not bring their own.

 

Each lodge houses up to 8 people (depending on whether they use cots/mattresses etc).

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Tent Site

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Pitch your tent in the beauty of the homelands of the Sicangu Lakota people on the prairies of South Dakota. Get some respite far from cities and enjoy this beautiful slice of the Grandmother Earth. Bookings also support our non-profit, Lakota Youth Development.

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Bunkhouse

Bunkhouse Lodging

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Are you more into glamping but still want to enjoy the serenity of Grandmother Earth? We have the perfect place for you. Our site is close to both the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers on Sicangu Lakota Land. 

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Bunkhouse sleeps 8.

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Call for group pricing-
Special rates for veterans and recovery community !
SOUTH DAKOTA TOURISM TRAINING

Lakota Youth Development was selected for a unique opportunity to be a site for the Discover America Tour through Trafalgar Tours starting in 2023. Working with South Dakota Tourism and George Washington University, we've worked to develop a cultural heritage experience for our visitors. We are excited for the opportunity to have even more visitors to learn about our organization and culture.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Lakota Youth Development was invited to participate in "Remembrance Day" Activities in Italy.
Members of Lakota Youth Development and other Native American delegates were in Florence, Italy, fall 2021 to attend the first Day of Remembrance of Indigenous People of Turtle Island.

Listen to SD Public Radio Interview with our Executive Director, Marla Bull Bear. Daily public-affairs show, In the Moment, hosted by Lori Walsh.  SDPB's Richard Two Bulls spoke with Marla about being a part of history and what LYD is doing to build a unique relationship with the people of Italy.  

Location:

 

Our camp, pronounced

“Wee Cho tee Tee wah hay” or family camp, is located in the Milks Community of the Rosebud Reservation, 5.5 miles south east of St. Charles, SD in Gregory County.

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