Norm and Eunabel McKie of Rapid City, South Dakota, announced their gift of Dignity to the State of South Dakota in 2014 in honor of the 125th anniversary of South Dakota statehood. The statue was erected in September 2016 at this site, where it overlooks the Missouri River. It measures 50 feet high, 16 feet deep, and 32 feet wide. The star quilt held by the woman has more than 100 blue diamond shapes that move in the wind like an Aspen leaf. Three Native American women from Rapid City, South Dakota, served as the models for the sculpture. Artist Dale Lamphere began by drawing the form and then sculpting a one-eighth-scale model. The sculpture was created in an isolated area near the Cheyenne River, east of Rapid City, South Dakota, and later moved to the installation site. The statue proclaims that South Dakota's Native cultures are alive, standing with dignity. A permanent archive collection on the story and impact of Dignity is housed at the South Dakota Hall of Fame Visitor and Education Center in Chamberlain.