Rocky Bear: The Oglala Chief and His Remarkable Life
Rocky Bear, a minor Kiyuksa Oglala band chief at Pine Ridge Agency, was born about 1825/30. Mainly known for his work with the Buffalo Bill Wild West Shows. Only little is known of his...
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Security And Peace: The Story Of Native American (Real) Dreamcatchers
According to Native American tradition, the dreamcatcher’s web catches bad dreams and holds them until morning when they perish in the light of dawn. According to the Native American people, dreams are messages that...
SITTING BULL WOUNDED BY THE CROW
About the year 1873 while the Hunkpapa were camped on the banks of the Little Missouri River, they suffered considerable owing to the severity of the winter season. Horses were afflicted with the mange...
SIOUX KINSHIP, COMMUNITY, AND BELIEF SYSTEM
In the early days of the Sioux, tribes or oyate — the people — lived in tiyospaye or camp circles with large extended families united by a sense of kinship and community. An appointed...
The Ghost Dance – A Promise of Fulfillment
The Ghost Dance (Natdia) is a spiritual movement that came about in the late 1880s when conditions were bad on Indian reservations and Native Americans needed something to give them hope. Ghost Dance of the Sioux,...
The Appaloosa is also known as the Nez Perce Horse
The Appaloosa is a horse breed associated historically with the Nez Perce (Niimipu) Tribe. The name may originate from “a Palouse,” which referred to the region where the horses were bred. It is likely...
The Legend of Geronimo
Geronimo was born in No-doyohn Canon, Arizona, June 1829, near Clifton, Arizona, from the Bedonkohe Apache tribe. He was named Goyathlay (One Who Yawns) the fourth in a family of four boys and four...
The Story of SkyStone Turquoise and the Meaning to Native Americans
Native American Indians and the origins of turquoise jewelry Legend has it that the Native American Indians danced and rejoiced when the rains came. Their tears of joy mixed with the rain and seeped...
The Science Behind Smudging : Here’s What Really Happens When We Burn Sage…
PURIFYING OURSELVES WITH SMOKE CAN LITERALLY ‘CLEAR THE AIR’ If you grew up religious, you probably witnessed the ritualistic use of smoke in ceremony. For me it was frankincense and myrrh being burned during...
The Seven Sacred Teachings, also known as the Seven Grandfather Teachings
The Seven Sacred Teachings, also known as the Seven Grandfather Teachings, are a set of teachings that have been passed down from generation to generation by First Nations people of North America. These teachings...
