A special cultural program will celebrate the life of Benjamin Black Elk and his last living daughter, Esther Black Elk DeSersa, on Sunday, Oct. 11.

The event begins at 10 a.m. with the screening of a recently uncovered film, "Legends of the Sioux," created by the South Dakota Department of Transportation in the mid-1960s, which highlights Native American history in the Black Hills and includes Ben Black Elk as one of the

film's participants.

The film will be shown in Theater B of the Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center; a lunch will follow at Carvers Cafe.

Black Elk's legacy and the cultural history reflected in the film are important aspects to the history and story of Mount Rushmore, according to a news release from the National Park Service announcing the event.