AGENCY VILLAGE, S.D. – 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.
Tourism is the state’s second-largest industry and a primary economic engine in plenty of towns across the state. The idea is to connect more of those millions of tourists and their billions of dollars with South Dakota’s rich American Indian culture.
Tamara St. John is an archivist for the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. Her…
