Black Hills State University was awarded a nearly $250,000 grant to restore and expand BHSU Center for American Indian Studies (CAIS) public programming, according to a news release from the university.
The grant will help to amplify, through virtual platforms, CAIS programs such as the annual Wacipi (powwow), American Indian Awareness Week, speaker series and course work.
It will also provide funding to create a professional film to document and preserve elders’ wisdom and cultural knowledge re...