This month the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, the Smithsonian Institution and others have come together to commemorate Native American history.
For more information on upcoming events or to visit special archive collections, please visit the Native American Heritage Month website.
The South Dakota State Historical Society has recently received 136 rolls of microfilm covering more than 100 years of Indian Rights Association (IRA) history. The reels contain archives from the years 1864-1973.
“These records complement the BIA microfilms for all the South Dakota reservations which are already housed in the state archives,” said Marvene Riis, archives librarian. “In addition, the IRA Papers provide the researcher with a unique insight into Indian affairs, from the IRA, the Indian and the government points of view.”
