John Lopez uses the landscape, wildlife, and history of his South Dakota home as inspiration for his sculptures. During the time of Manifest Destiny and westward expansion, pioneers had to make do with their...
Crazy Horse is a legendary Lakota Man who walked this earth in the late 1800s. His name is still very well known as his legend lives on through the years after his demise. Let’s...
The heritage of Native Americans is rich in community and family bonds. In the Lakota culture, the word tiyospaye encompasses the conviction that family is not only made up of immediate blood relatives, but...
“Dreamkeeper” is an entertaining as well as meaningful film, and will appeal to children, artists, and Native Americans of all ages. The stories come to life and are told with vibrance and quality. The...
Kicking Bear, also known as Matȟó Wanáȟtaka, was a Lakota Sioux spiritual leader and a key figure in the Ghost Dance movement of 1890. He was born around 1846 near Pine Ridge, in what...
Chief Iron Tail (1842-May 29, 1916), was an Oglala Lakota Chief and a star performer with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Iron Tail was one of the most famous Native American celebrities of the late...
The Yanktonai Indians are one of the seven primary divisions or subtribes of the Dakota, speaking the same dialect as the Yankton tribe and believed to be the elder tribe. There is evidence suggesting...
There’s a reason why the full moon is still called “Comanche Moon” in Texas. The Comanche were notorious for their many raids, especially during a full moon, when under the cover of darkness, but still...
Nancy Greifenhagen of Nancy G Photography is a stock and portrait photographer for over 12 years. Some of her specialty subjects include Native American Indians, Western imagery, Animals and Emergency Services. We are glad...
With German institutions placing a renewed emphasis on the repatriation of various objects in their holdings, the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt said this week that it had given the leather shirt of Chief Daniel...
