Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum

12/02/2025

✨ Today is the day! ✨

Giving Tuesday invites us all to shift from holiday spending to generosity — to uplift the places and programs that preserve, educate, and strengthen our communities. ❤️✨

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to support the Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum, located in St. Francis, SD on the Rosebud Reservation. Our museum is dedicated to preserving and celebrating Lakota culture, language, history, and art. From priceless artifacts collected since the early 1900s to ongoing efforts to welcome families, students, and visitors — your support ensures that these stories live on.

By giving or sharing this message, you help us continue:
✨ Preserving Lakota heritage
✨ Caring for historic collections
✨ Providing educational experiences for youth and visitors
✨ Keeping Lakota culture alive for future generations

As part of St. Francis Mission, every contribution directly strengthens our ability to preserve and honor the rich history of our Sicangu Lakota people.



❤️ Donate or learn more:
https://sfmission.org/secure-donation/

09/18/2025

📖 ✨ We were honored to host Trafalgar Tours yesterday! Guests were welcomed by Harold Compton, Chief Operating Officer at SFM & received a brief introduction about SFM from Caroline DeCory, Advancement Director.

Visitors explored our exhibits and learned more about our rich Lakota History, language, and culture preserved here. 🌍

09/05/2025

🤝✨ Today we were honored to welcome staff from Mahpiya Luta to St. Francis Mission!

Their visit included a tour of our Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum and Sapa Un Jesuit Academy, guided by our COO, Harold Compton, and Director of Advancement, Caroline DeCory.

We were grateful to spend time with:

Cecelia Fire Thunder, Director of Truth & Healing
Ashley Pourier, Heritage Museum Curator
Tawa Ducheneaux, Executive Director of the Heritage Center

At St. Francis Mission, we deeply value working hand in hand with Mahpiya Luta, another Lakota Catholic nonprofit organization we greatly respect. Together, we share the mission of honoring Lakota heritage, faith, and education. 🌟

08/04/2025

02/25/2025

Hey BMLM Followers! 👋

Did you know our Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum is just ONE of four incredible programs at St. Francis Mission? 💙

Stay connected and never miss an update! Like & follow our main St. Francis Mission page to stay informed about:

✨ Sacramental Prep classes
🎉 SFM Youth Group activities & meetings
💪 Recovery meetings
🥕 Feeding South Dakota food distributions
📚 Sapa Un Academy – Kindergarten-8th grade private school
💖 Fundraisers & special events …and more!

We are ONE Mission, ONE Community. Let’s stay connected!

👉 St. Francis Mission Facebook
🌐 Visit us online: www.sfmission.org

01/31/2025

✨ Preserving Our Lakota Heritage ✨

A huge THANK YOU 🙏 to the 3rd & 4th grade class from Wak̇aƞyeja Ki Ṫokeyaḣc̄i for visiting our Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum today! We love welcoming students to experience the rich history and culture of the Lakota people through our carefully preserved artifacts, historical photographs 📸, and educational exhibits 📖.

Our museum plays a vital role in honoring and safeguarding Lakota history, ensuring that future generations can connect with their heritage and traditions. 🌾 By sharing these stories, we keep the voices of our ancestors alive and strengthen our cultural identity. 🪶

Thank you for learning with us—we hope to see you again! 🤍

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08/06/2022

Delegation from Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota at the White House. March 10, 1925.

06/17/2022

[This day in American Indian History] Sioux and Cheyenne Indians score a tactical victory over General Crook’s forces at the Battle of the Rosebud, foreshadowing the disaster of the Battle of Little Big Horn eight days later. http://bit.ly/2HEY61z

06/02/2022

Inspired by the high rate of American Indian enlistment during World War I, President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act. American Indians, the first peoples of this country, are the last to receive citizenship.
Approved on June 2, 1924, this act of Congress granted citizenship to any Native Americans born within the United States. At the time many were still denied voting rights by individual state or local laws.

04/08/2022

Thank you to the students from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire for visiting the museum. Our good friend and Instructor Lorraine Smith gifted William a nice coffee mug for giving them a tour!