July 30, 2019

Lakota Tipi and Children's Stories at Camp Hancock State Historic Site

BISMARCK, N.D. —  An 18-foot tipi will be erected beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, at Camp Hancock State Historic Site, 101 E. Main Ave., Bismarck. At approximately 2 p.m., after the tipi has been set up, Camp Hancock interpreter Cappy Dauphinais will read a number of traditional Lakota children’s stories. Dauphinais is Lakota and an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

This tipi is one of two recently acquired by the State Historical Society of North Dakota for educational use at Fort Buford and Fort Totten State Historic Sites. Native American peoples did not commonly use this size tipi until after 1500 when the horse was reintroduced into North America. A tipi of this size needed a horse to easily transport and would have housed a family of six to eight.

Camp Hancock museum and Bread of Life Church will be open for self-guided tours from 12:30 to 3 p.m. For more information, contact Johnathan Campbell at 701.328.9528.

Camp Hancock is a state historic site managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Summer hours are Friday through Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Find additional upcoming educational programs sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota at history.nd.gov/events.

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Johnathan Campbell, 701.328.9664

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