Tracy is available for speaking engagements
First Peoples Fund
July 10, 2024
Oglala Lakota Artists in Residence Selected
Each of these artists brings a unique vision and passion to their work, promising a vibrant and inspiring residency experience. The artists that were selected for this year are: Tracy Hauff, Odessa Star Comes Out, 9a Matowin, Jacob “Conquest” Bianas, Irving “Jar” Cottier, and Mikayla Patton.
Hauff is a member of the Oglala Lakota Oyate. She focuses her writing on American Indian culture and history, and her articles, essays, and poetry have appeared in several American Indian publications, including Articles of a Treaty; The Gift; Navigating Narratives: The Corps of Discovery in Titonwan Territory; and Wicazo Ša Review. Her forthcoming children’s book, “Far from the Forest,” will be released in Spring 2024. She resides in the treaty lands of He Sapa, and when she is not reading, writing, or researching, you will find her hiking in the sacred Black Hills or Badlands.
https://www.lakotatimes.com/articles/oglala-lakota-artists-in-residence-selected/
The Lakota Times
June 3, 2024
Featured poets: Lori Walsh, Joyce Jefferson, Tracy Hauff, and Lanniko Lee
The South Dakota Art Museum hosted a reception for Navigating Narratives: The Corps of Discovery in Titonwan Territory this past Saturday. The highlight was an outdoor poetry reading by four of the exhibition poets in the museum's shaded plaza on a clear and calm early evening.
"These Men" is the prose piece that Tracy Hauff penned for Sunday, September 30, 1804. It is an imaginative accounting of that day's events from the viewpoint of Mni Sose, the Missouri River.
https://www.lakotatimes.com/articles/poetic-narratives/
South Dakota Art Museum
June 1, 2024
Celebrating the educational exhibition, "Navigating Narratives: The Corps of Discovery in Titonwan Territory" from the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS), curated by Craig Howe.
5-6 p.m. | Free Reception | South Dakota Art Museum galleries.
6-7 p.m. | Poetry reading hosted by exhibition curator Craig Howe | Anderson Plaza behind the Museum.
This exhibition examines the interactions between the boatmen of the Corps of Discovery Expedition and the Titonwanian people through first-person accounts from Sept. 23 to Sept. 30, 1804, as documented in the daily journals by Corps members William Clark, Patrick Gass, John Ordway and Joseph Whitehouse. CAIRNS has invited contemporary visual artists, poets and musicians to create works related to one or more of the journal entries. Seventy creatives created songs, artworks and poems for this exhibit. Though all of them are citizens of the United States of American, 30 are also citizens of American Indian tribes.
This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome!
South Dakota State University
Open May 4, 2024 - September 1, 2024
Originated by the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS), this educational exhibition examines the interactions between the boatmen of the Corps of Discovery Expedition and the Titonwanian people through first-person accounts from Sept. 23 to Sept. 30, 1804, as documented in the daily journals by Corps members William Clark, Patrick Gass, John Ordway and Joseph Whitehouse. CAIRNS has invited contemporary visual artists, poets and musicians to create works related to one or more of the journal entries.
Curated by Craig Howe.
First Peoples Fund Artists Directory
2024
The Oglala Lakota Artspace Artist-in-Residence (AiR) Program is designed to support Oglala Lakota culture bearers and artists working in the continuum of Lakota art, historically, traditionally, and contemporarily, to develop their practice and build collaborations with local artists and the community. Learn more about the talented artists selected for the OLA AiR program.
https://www.firstpeoplesfund.org/about/artists-directory
First Peoples Fund Artists-in-Residence
2024
We are excited to announce the talented artists selected for the 2024 Oglala Lakota Artspace Artist-in-Residence program. This year’s participants reflect a wide range of artistic styles and cultural expressions from diverse backgrounds, showcasing the dynamic creativity of Indigenous artists.
Each of these artists brings a unique vision and passion to their work, promising a vibrant and inspiring residency experience. We are honored to support them as they continue to explore new artistic horizons and contribute to the rich tapestry of Indigenous art and culture.
Tracy Hauff
Oglala Lakota Oyate
https://www.firstpeoplesfund.org/programs/ola-arist-in-residence-program
South Dakota State University - Articles of a Treaty
2019
This year’s educational art exhibit from the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies (CAIRNS) focuses on the articles of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty between the “different bands of the Sioux Nation of Indians” and the United States.
Contemporary Oceti Sakowin artists, poets and musicians interpret the seventeen articles of the treaty through their works, which are presented alongside the text of the articles. More information on the exhibition can be found on the CAIRNS website:
The 1868 treaty acknowledged that the Sioux are a sovereign nation. In my eyes, continuing the sovereignty of the Sioux Nation and ownership of the Black Hills are critical aspects that came out of signing the Fort Laramie Treaty, and the terms of the treaty are as valid today as they were in 1868. The United States Constitution, Article IV, Clause 2, establishes that treaties constitute the supreme law of the land. We must never forget this.‒TRACY HAUFF, OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE, 2019