Lestina Saul-Merdassi of Omaha, Nebraska, poses for a portrait with the city of Omaha as the backdrop on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. Saul-Merdassi, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, grew up in Yankton, South Dakota, gleaning pieces of her Native history through museum artifacts. Photo by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press