Multiple summer student internship opportunities
The Heritage Center
Red Cloud Indian School
Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Under the supervision of the Director and the Curator of the Heritage Center, the interns will become familiar with the day-to-day work of managing the collections. Through work with current collections and new accessions cataloging, the interns will learn the basic techniques and materials used to move, handle, number and shelve the Fine Arts and Tribal Arts collections. He/she also will complete condition reports and document collections through digital, slide and 35mm photography. Finally, the intern will add records to the collection's database, iO.
Red Cloud Indian School and the Heritage Center are located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which is in the southwestern corner of South Dakota, and neighbors the Badlands and the Black Hills. It is a beautiful area with many attractions. Red Cloud is about a one and a half hour drive south from Rapid City, South Dakota. Visit www.redcloudschool.org for more information.
General Information: Positions are full time, 8-10 weeks with flexible starting and ending dates. Housing provided. Preferred applicants are current Junior/Senior in college or graduate student with coursework in history, art history, anthropology, material culture, Native American studies, or museum studies.
Send cover letter, resume, and contact information for two references to pstrong@redcloudschool.org OR via USPS to The Heritage Center, 100 Mission Drive, Pine Ridge, SD, 57770. Phone: (605) 867-5491.
