Chamberlain SD, St Joseph Indian School, Akta Lakota Museum (8/7 - 8/9) Boogie (8/9 8/12)

On Sunday 8/7 we boogied to Chamberlain, SD. There is an Indian School here that I have been contributing money to for years and I wanted to see the facilities. The school is located at the end of town and it had a marvelous museum right on the campus. A visit to the museum allowed us to get the history of the school and we viewed  a very well done movie that profiled the history of Indian schools around the country. Very enlightening and somewhat sad what we have done to these people.

The museum was very nice and the people were also. We also took a ride around the campus and visited a small church on the campus.

After visiting the school we had lunch in a small café on the main street. The people were very friendly and it turned out that it was a family run business and the daughter was a former Marine wife who had lived with here husband in Hubert. They knew Emerald Isle very well.

This was a quiet little town with nice people and high food prices. Chamberlain is on the Missouri River and it was one of the main stops for Lewis and Clark during their trek West.

I'm glad we took the time to stop. It gave me a good perspecticve of the school and a closer understanding of the Indian History.

Yesterday we boogied to Albert Lea Minnesota. The campground was surrounded by corn, the crop that dominates the countryside. Today we boogied across Southern Minnesota and East Central Iowa.
Tonight we are near I80 in Davenport, Iowa. We are headed for a mini Graham cousin reunion near Butler, Pa. this coming weekend. I will sign in after we have left Butler.

More miles tomorrow. We head for northeastern Indiana.

Original Building.

Our Lady of the Sioux.

Catechists on Left.  Keeping of the Soul on Right. Windows in the church.

The Sacred Pipe, a messenger of the Great Spirit. On Left.       Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be canonized. On Right.

Statue at the entrance to the school.

Downtown Chamberlain. This is why you live in the South.

Entered this morning. 8/10/2016

The changing landscape of the Midwest. Corn and Windmills.

Tuff to follow!

In the museum. Carved in stone.

Marvelous museum.

Wonder where he got his name. It wouldn't be easy to go through life with this name.

Downtown Chamberlain.

Very interesting.

Our view from the campsite last night. It goes on for miles.

The suicide of this bug ruined our picture.