Bryan Akipa a memberber of the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota Sioux Tribe is an alumni of the Institute of American Indian Arts Santa Fe New Mexico, served in the US Army, at the University of South Dakota studied painting under Professor Oscar Howe attained a BS in ELED became an elementry teacher, and is now a full time preforming / visual artist, substitute teacher. Bryan a premier Native American flute player has toured Western Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East, Japan , and the USA. In addition he is known for his superior craftmanship of red cedar flutes. Bryan's art and music is a living experience in the Traditional Arts.