Aho!  We’re excited to let you know Kelly finished the first phase of his commissioned artwork  “Cȟaŋgléška-Wakȟaŋ” or “Sacred Hoop,”. It will be placed in the Visitor Center at Wind Cave National Park. On Monday October 10, Indigenous People’s Day, the Visitor Center is hosting a series of events. Kelly will present on the significance of the hoop to the Lakota people. You can find details about the event here. Wind Cave National Park

This project is a milestone event for us; a culmination of many years of developing a creative process that shares the stories, lives and dreams of our people. We have a past, we live in the present and we grow into the future. In that way we’re like a tree; rooted and resilient. Like a hoop, made with flexible but strong branches from a tree, we’re strengthened through our connections with our ancestors, indeed ‘all our relations’ and our hopes for the future. The Sacred Hoop-Cȟaŋgléška-Wakȟaŋ continues to remind us of this.

We look forward to seeing you October 10 at Wind Cave!