AGENCY VILLAGE 鈥 The South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance became a nonprofit this year and is entering the next phase of its work, five years after it was started by the state's nine Native American tribes and dozens of other organizations to promote entrepreneurship in economically disadvantaged communities and preserve and promote Indigenous culture.
Tamara St. John (left) shows SDPB producer Jackie Hendry (right) around the Sisseton Wahpeton Tribal Administration Building on Nov. 3, 2024, in Agency Village, S.D. St. John is a member of the South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance.聽
Tianna Yellow Hair (left) and her father, Guss Yellow Hair (right), own and operate Tatanka Rez Tourz on the Pine Ridge Reservation. They reflected on their goals for their work on Oct. 11, 2024, near Rockyford, S.D.
A small sample of the hundreds of historic artifacts housed in the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate's historic preservation office in Agency Village, S.D., on Nov. 3, 2024. Archivist Tamara St. John said the group has outgrown its current space.聽
Tamara St. John (left) shows SDPB producer Jackie Hendry (right) around the Sisseton Wahpeton Tribal Administration Building on Nov. 3, 2024, in Agency Village, S.D. St. John is a member of the South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance.聽
Tianna Yellow Hair (left) and her father, Guss Yellow Hair (right), own and operate Tatanka Rez Tourz on the Pine Ridge Reservation. They reflected on their goals for their work on Oct. 11, 2024, near Rockyford, S.D.
Tamara St. John (left) shows SDPB producer Jackie Hendry (right) around the Sisseton Wahpeton Tribal Administration Building on Nov. 3, 2024, in Agency Village, S.D. St. John is a member of the South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance.聽
A small sample of the hundreds of historic artifacts housed in the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate's historic preservation office in Agency Village, S.D., on Nov. 3, 2024. Archivist Tamara St. John said the group has outgrown its current space.聽
