(Wahpeton)– The public is invited to view the showing of an award winning documentary film later this month at Lakeside Lab on the west side of West Lake Okoboji.
The film titled “Lost Nation: The Ioway” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19th at Mahan Hall at Lakeside Lab.
Items related to the Ioway culture will also be on display.
The film features Ioway Tribal Leaders and historians talking about the epic story of the small tribe that once claimed the territory between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from Pipestone, Minnesota to St. Louis.
Producers of the film, Kelly and Tammy Rundle, will also appear at the July 19th event at Lakeside Lab and will be available for a question and answer session following the presentation of the film.
The film received grants from Humanities Iowa, the Kansas Humanities Council, the Oklahoma Humanities Council, the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area and the National Endowment for the Humanities.