List updated 12/13/2018. If you have additions or corrections to this list, please send them to archref@state.sd.us.
- Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center
- St. Joseph's Indian School
- 1301 North Main Street
- Chamberlain, SD 57325
- (800) 734-3455
- Artifacts and artwork of the Lakota.
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- Augustana University
- Center for Western Studies
- Fantle Building
- 2121 S. Summit Ave.
- Sioux Falls, SD 57197
- (605) 274-4007
- Includes collections from the now-closed Blue Cloud Abbey American Indian Culture Research Center.
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- Bear Butte Education Center
- Bear Butte State Park
- 20250 Hwy 79
- PO Box 688
- Sturgis, SD 57785
- (605) 347-5240
- Geology of the butte; history and beliefs of Northern Plains Indians.
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- Beuchel Memorial Lakota Museum
- 350 South Oak St.
- PO Box 499
- St. Francis, SD 57572
- (605) 747-2361
- Teton material, including historic photo collection, at the St. Francis Mission campus.
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- Black Hills State University
- E.Y. Berry Library - Learning Center
- 1200 University St.
- Spearfish, SD 57799
- (605) 642-6250
- Materials relating to American West, northern Great Plains, and Black Hills regional history.
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- Carnegie Resource Center
- 119 West 3rd Ave.
- Mitchell, SD 57301
- (605) 996-3209
- Home to artwork, prints, and murals by Nakota artist Oscar Howe.
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- Dakota Archives
- Moody County Museum
- 706 East Pipestone Ave.
- Flandreau, SD 57028
- (605) 997-3191
- Research materials, photographs, and objects related to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe.
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- Dakota Wesleyan University
- McGovern Library
- 1201 McGovern Ave.
- Mitchell, SD 57301
- (605) 995-2618
- Regional history.
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- Deadwood Public Library
- Centennial Archives
- 435 Williams St.
- Deadwood, SD 57732
- (605) 578-2821
- Black Hills history.
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- Ella Deloria Archive
- Dakota Indian Foundation
- 209 N. Main
- PO Box 340
- Chamberlain, SD 57325
- (605) 234-5472
- Digitized records from Yankton member Ella Deloria, who recorded oral histories, stories, and language in the 1900s.
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- The Heritage Center
- Red Cloud Indian School
- 100 Mission Drive
- Pine Ridge, SD 57770
- (605) 867-8257
- Contemporary Native American fine arts, and historical Lakota art and material culture.
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- High Plains Western Heritage Center
- 825 Heritage Drive
- Spearfish, SD 57783
- (605) 642-9378
- History museum and art gallery with materials relating to American Indian cultures and cowboy history.
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- The Indian Museum of North America
- Crazy Horse Memorial
- 12151 Avenue of the Chiefs
- Crazy Horse, SD 57730
- (605) 673-4681
- American Indian material and exhibits, including several historical photograph collections.
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- The Journey Museum and Learning Center
- 222 New York St.
- Rapid City, SD 57701
- (605) 394-6923
- Exhibits on both traditional and contemporary American Indian culture and artistry.
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- Lakota Cultural Center
- (formerly Harry V. Johnston Cultural Center and Gift Shop)
- US Hwy 212
- Eagle Butte, SD 57625
- (605) 964-2542
- Museum with contemporary murals and a shop near Cheyenne River Reservation headquarters.
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- Oglala Lakota College
- Historical Center
- 490 Piya Wiconi Rd.
- Kyle, SD 57752
- (605) 455-6000
- Historical photographs, artwork displays, and audio chronicling Oglala Lakota history.
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- Oglala Lakota College
- Woksape Tipi Library and Archives
- 490 Piya Wiconi Rd.
- Kyle, SD 57752
- (605) 455-6069
- Pine Ridge resources; agency records, publications and serials; and genealogy materials. Website also contains information and links to many outside resources.
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- Phoebe Apperson Hearst Library
- 315 West Main St.
- Lead, SD 57754
- (605) 584-2013
- Black Hills history and George Armstrong Custer materials.
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- Rapid City Public Library
- 610 Quincy St.
- Rapid City, SD 57701
- (605) 394-6139
- Houses the genealogy collection of the active Rapid City Society for Genealogical Research.
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- Sisseton Memorial Library
- Roberts County Historical Society
- 305 East Maple St.
- Sisseton, SD 57262
- (605) 698-7391
- Roberts County history, including Sisseton Agency.
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- Sinte Gleska University
- Sicangu Heritage Center Museum and Archives
- Antelope Lake Campus
- PO Box 675
- Mission, SD 57555
- (605) 856-8211
- Official archives of the Rosebud Sioux tribe, and artifacts collected by the university.
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- Sisseton Wahpeton College
- Dakota Studies and Traditional Tribal Arts Center
- 12572 BIA Hwy 700
- Sisseton, SD 57262
- (605) 698-3966
- Native archives and Dakota language classes and resources.
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- Sitting Bull College Library
- 9299 Hwy 24
- Fort Yates, ND 58538
- (701) 854-8024
- In-library and digital resources on Standing Rock, Sitting Bull, and Lakota/Dakota language and culture. Includes over 900 recordings of Lakota/Dakota songs and stories.
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- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Devereaux Library
- 501 E St. Joseph St.
- Rapid City, SD 57701
- (605) 394-2418
- State and Black Hills history.
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South Dakota State Library
800 Governors Dr.
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3173
State and local history.
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Sturgis Public Library
1040 Harley-Davidson Way, Suite 101
Sturgis, SD 57785
(605) 347-2740
Dakota and western history relating to Sturgis and Meade County.
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Timber Lake and Area Historical Society and Museum
PO Box 181
800 Main St.
Timber Lake, SD 57656
(605) 865-3546
Local and regional history; Frank Cundill photograph collection, 1910-1920; Indian artifacts; archives and library.
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University of South Dakota
I.D. Weeks Library
414 E. Clark St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
(605) 677-5373
Published and archival materials relating to state and local history, Indian cultures, and westward expansion.
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- University of South Dakota
- Institute of American Indian Studies
- Slagle Hall, Room 102
- 414 E. Clark St.
- Vermillion, SD 57069
- (605) 677-6497
- Resources useful to the study of Native American heritage and the history of South Dakota.
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- University of South Dakota
- South Dakota Oral History Center, American Indian Research Project
- I.D. Weeks Library, Room 231
- Vermillion, SD 57069
- (605) 658-3382
- Oral history interview recordings of native individuals' memories and experiences from the 1890s to the present.
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- W.H. Over Museum
- 1110 University St.
- Vermillion, SD 57069
- (605) 659-6151
- Original photographs of Dakota Indians in the 19th century.
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