Mission, Vision, & Values

Our Mission

The Dacotah Prairie Museum’s mission is to facilitate conversation of the prairie and its people, cultivate insight, and curate its collections as a catalyst for inter-generational exchanges to inspire children, connect families, and build community through education, programming, exhibits, and its collections.

Adopted May 26, 2015

Our Vision

The Dacotah Prairie Museum, a non-profit, permanent learning center in service to all people,  is committed to the continued growth of its collection of material evidence representing the ongoing history of its region. This collection will be used by present and future generations to study and interpret the lives and accomplishments of previous generations inhabiting the Dakota Prairie. Through these endeavors, the Museum will continue to advance itself as a cultural, educational, and economic asset to South Dakota.

Adopted November 18, 2008

Our Values

Respect: For people, their stories, their artifacts
Excellence: In personal and institutional performance
Achievement: Through timely accomplishment of stated goals
Responsibility: To ourselves, to each other, to the institution and to the public
Fairness: In judgment and decision-making
Integrity: In preservation and presentation

Adopted November 18, 2008

Our Purpose

To preserve and share the stories of the Dakota Prairie and its inhabitants