Albert White Hat and Wilmer Mesteth - Storytelling at the Sturgis Art Center (Disc 1)

1. Copyright Notice 2. Set up of event. 3. Introductions of speakers and explanation of format of event. 4. Wilmer Mesteth introduces himself and sings a camp song (in Lakota). 5. Albert White Hat introduces himself, shares stories, sings "Father behold me" song (in Lakota). 6. Wilmer Mesteth talks about his birthplace, sacred sites in the black hills, stories shared by grandmothers and grandfathers, sacred beings. 7. Albert White Hat talks about residential schools, effects of residential schools on native people, the effects of missionaries on native people, practising spirituality and the wisdom of elders. (Archivists Note: Audio was spliced together from multiple tracks for the purposes of the Mukurtu site and listener use. The numbers indicate the topics covered when listening.)