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Badlands National Park
Rockyford School Students Raise Tipi at Badlands
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| Sara Feldt - NPS Photo | | Rockyford School students assist Ranger Ellen Conroy in setting up the park's tipi. |
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Date: May 22, 2009
Contact: Judy Olson, (605) 433-5240
Students from Rockyford Elementary School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation spent the day experiencing the wonders of Badlands National Park with Park Ranger Ellen Conroy. On May 6, 2009, the students came to the park on a field trip to learn how to set up a Lakota style tipi. Twenty-five 7th grade students from the science and social studies classes participated in the event.
The students carried the poles and canvas to the tipi location, set up and raised the tripod and arranged the remaining poles before setting the canvas in place. During the lesson the students learned how to work as a team as well as learning the steps of setting up a tipi in the Lakota style. Ellen is a seasonal interpreter at Badlands National Park near Interior, SD.
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Did You Know?
The Ben Reifel Visitor Center was named after Ben Reifel, the first congressman from the Sioux Nation, who served 5 terms. Afterwards, he served as consultant and Special Assistant for Indian Programs to the Director of the National Park Service. Badlands was his favorite national park.
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Last Updated: May 22, 2009 at 13:40 EST |
