For Immediate Release: March 29, 2007
Contact: Martyn Beeny (605) 773-8161 martyn.beeny@state.sd.us

State Historical Society book wins Spur award

PIERRE, S.D.—The South Dakota State Historical Society has won a national award for excellence in publishing for the third time in the past year.

The Western Writers of America has announced that Tatanka and the Lakota People: A Creation Story, published by the SDSHS Press, has won a Spur Award for Western Storytelling. This major recognition has been awarded each year since 1953.

Published in 2006, Tatanka and the Lakota People is beautifully illustrated by Lakota artist Donald F. Montileaux. Presented in Lakota as well as in English, this book describes the Lakotas’ creation, the trickery that caused them to move from the Underworld and their ultimate survival in this world. Its dynamic color illustrations are full of familiar characters, including not only Tatanka, the Holy Man, but also the Great Spirits and Iktomi, the Spider. Together, the words and pictures capture the imagination of children and the interest of adults.  

Tatanka and the Lakota People joins Picturing the Past and Dakota Flora as SDSHS Press books to recently win national awards.

Available for $16.95 plus shipping and tax, Tatanka and the Lakota People can be purchased from most bookstores or ordered directly from the SDSHS Press. Call (605) 773-6009 or visit www.sdshspress.com.