Effigy Mounds National Monument to present American Indian stories

A special program of American Indian stories and oral traditions will be presented by  Albert Le Beau, Cultural Resource Program  Manager for Effigy Mounds National Monument, Saturday, December 5 from 2-3 p.m. The program will take place at the Monument’s Visitor Center located at 151 Highway 76, just three miles north of Marquette.
Le Beau is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota and he holds a Master’s Degree in Archaeology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has worked at Effigy Mounds since 2013. Prior to that he served as an archeologist with the Midwest Archeological Center of the National Parks Service, and also held the position of Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Cheyenne  River Sioux Tribe. Le Beau also serves the National Trust for Historic Preservation as an Advisory Board Member.
Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves prehistoric American Indian burial and ceremonial mounds, including some in the shape of animals. The monument's main entrance is located three miles north of Marquette and 22 miles south of Waukon on State Highway 76. For more information, call 563-873-3491, ext. 202 or visit the park's website at www.nps.gov/efmo.