People
Board of Directors
| Clarence Mortenson President |
Hayes Rancher, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe |
| Mack Wyly Vice President |
Fort Pierre Rancher |
| Laura Archambeau Sect/Treas |
Fort Pierre Business Owner |
| Michael Jandreau | Chairman, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe |
| Charles Thompson | Pierre Attorney |
| Bill Fischer | President, American State Bank, Pierre; White River Rancher |
| Boyd Gourneau | Lower Brule Sioux Tribe |
| Duane Butt | Pierre, Certified Public Accountant |
| Sam Tidball | Mayor, Fort Pierre |
| Clarence Skye | Ex. Director, United Sioux Tribes; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe |
| Webster Two Hawk | Rosebud Sioux Tribe |
| Cy Maus Project Manager |
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe |
| Earl Bull Head | Standing Rock Sioux Tribe |
| Carol Robertson | Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe |
| Mary Ann Bear Heels-McCowan | Rosebud Sioux Tribe |
| Albert White Hat, Sr. | Rosebud Sioux Tribe |
| Elaine Quiver | Rosebud Sioux Tribe |
| Daphne Richards Cook | Oglala Sioux Tribe |
| Don LaPointe, Sr. | Santee Sioux Tribe |
| Barry Vickrey | Dean, University of South Dakota |
| Eugene DeLorme | Director, Indians Into Medicine, UND; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa |
| Raymond Cournoyer | Yankton Sioux Tribe |
| Dennis King | Oglala Sioux Tribe |
Staff
| Stacey LaCompte Executive Director |
Wapka Sica Historical Society; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe |
| Bernadette "Bernie" Stars Executive Assistant |
Wapka Sica Historical Society; Rosebud Sioux Tribe |
Judicial Research Team
| Frank Pommersheim | Professor, University of South Dakota Law School; Justice on several Tribal Appellate Courts |
| John LaVelle | University of New Mexico, School of Law; Santee Sioux Tribe |
| B.J. Jones | UND School of Law; Director, Northern Plains Tribal Judicial Training Institute |
| Tracey Fischer | Attorney at Law; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Attorney |
| Lisa F. Cook | Chief Judge, Oglala Sioux Tribe |
| Jay M. Newberger | Judicial Consultant; Former Director of Court Services for the South Dakota Unified Judicial System |
| Barry Vickrey | Dean, University of South Dakota |
Cultural Design Team
| Elaine Quiver Co-Chairperson |
Rosebud Sioux Tribe |
| Charles Quiver Co-Chairperson |
Oglala Sioux Tribe |
| Mary Ann Bear Heels-McCowan Co-Chairperson |
Rosebud Sioux Tribe |
| Scott Jones Cultural Review Facilitator |
Lower Brule, South Dakota |
Lead Consultants
| Dennis Sun Rhodes | Architect, AmerINDIAN, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Dan Feidt | Architect, AmerINDIAN, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Richard Rangel | Construction Manager, Rangel Inc., Rapid City, South Dakota |
| Cy Maus Project Manager |
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe |
| Craig Sommerville | President, Split Rock Studio, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Jeff Mortenson | Landscape Design and Consultant, Fort Pierre, South Dakota |
| James Suedkamp | Landscape Design and Consultant, Fort Pierre, South Dakota |