09/08/2025
Our first stop on our first road trip journey together!
Dignity of Earth and Sky is a sculpture overlooking the Missouri River near Chamberlain, South Dakota. The 50-foot high stainless steel statue by South Dakota artist Dale Claude Lamphere depicts an Indigenous woman in Plains-style dress receiving a star quilt.
According to Lamphere, the sculpture honors the culture of the Lakota and Dakota peoples who are indigenous to South Dakota. Three Native American women from Rapid City, South Dakota, served as the models for the sculpture.
