… CAIRNS director speaking at the South Dakota Art Museum The Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS) Director Craig Howe, Ph.D., will speak during two South Dakota Art Museum public events, April 21 and April 22. The first, April 21 from 4:30-7 p.m., is the opening celebration of the newest CAIRNS exhibition, "The Gift." The public is invited to a free reception at the museum from 4:30-6 p.m. followed by Howe’s curator talk from 6-7 p.m. … created for the exhibition by over thirty Lakotan artists, musicians, and poets. Visitors can use their cellphones to listen to the songs and poems while exploring the artworks and accompanying exhibit panels. This is the most recent CAIRNS educational art exhibition collaboration with the South Dakota Art Museum. “We value our longstanding relationship with Dr. …