Storyteller, Jerome Kills Small, will speak at 4:00 pm in the Oxbow Library room at Ponca State Park on Saturday, July 7. This event, sponsored by Ponca State Park and Friends of the Ponca Carnegie Library, is free and open to the public. A potluck meal will be provided after the storytelling.
Featured in the book, Wounded Warriors: A Time for Healing, Kills Small has contributed to other publications such as the Silver Anniversary Anthology published by the South Dakota Humanities Council. Mr. Kills Small has parts in the videos, Sucker Punched, Nagi Kicopi (Calling Back the Spirit,) Lost Landscapes, and Bones of Contention: Repatriation and Reburial (BBC).
Jerome Kills Small is a storyteller for public schools, museums, and colleges. He translates, explains, and sings Lakota ceremonial, sweat lodge, powwow, rabbit, round dance, warrior, vision quest, and Sundance songs. He sings with the Iron Wing Singers of Wagner, SD. He is a powwow organizer, announcer, arena director, and helps in conducting Lakota ceremonies. He has portrayed Tecumseh, a Shawnee Chief and British General, as well as Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman, the first Dakota Medical Doctor. Mr. Kills Small is on the board of Directors for the Native American Advocacy Program.
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