Arts
Jim Yellowhawk Presents Male Lakota Dance Performance
Artist Jim Yellowhawk, of the Black Hills of South Dakota, presented a traditional male Lakota dance performance on Oct. 17 in Muskingum University’s Thompson Theatre.
The performance was held in conjunction with the art exhibition Connections and Harmony: Contemporary Lakota-Iroquois and Diné Perspectives which was on display in the Palmer Gallery from Oct. 16 through Nov. 6, 2024.
Mr. Yellowhawk is an enrolled member of the Itazipco Band of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and of the Onondaga/Iroquois on his mother’s side. Immersed in the arts of his ancestors since he was a young boy, he grew up on the Cheyenne River Reservation, graduated from Marian College (Indiana), and studied at the Columbus College of Art and Design (Ohio).
He has been invited to perform Lakota men’s traditional dance at venues worldwide. His Muskingum dance performances were dedicated to the honor of his grandfathers.
He creates his artworks in diverse media forms, including ledger art, a traditional way of recording history. His art is found in public and private collections throughout the country.
The Muskingum art exhibit and performance were made possible through the generosity of Dr. Sudha S. Saksena, who served as a long-time Muskingum faculty member, along with her husband Dr. Vishnu P. Saksena.
