Badlands Ferret Family

Badlands Ferret Family, by Dustin Twiss, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Mr. Twiss’s award-winning art “is based on the natural pattern found within the Fairburn Agate, South Dakota's state gemstone.” Each is a “modern blend of traditional Lakota culture and the classic beauty of nature…[and] a tribute to the history and spirit of the Plains.” Mr. Twiss’s drawing is one of three contemporary artworks by Native artists that will be highlighted in the exhibition "The First Stewards: Indigenous Peoples and North American Conservation" at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Conservation Training Center.