5 Quotes From Chief Red Cloud – Sioux
Look at me – I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches, but we want to train our children right. Riches will do us...
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Chief GALL – Phizí (1840-1895)
Tribal Affiliation: Húŋkpapa Lakota, ca.: 1840-1895 “Man Who Goes in the Middle,” or Phizí, a Húŋkpapa Lakota leader, was one of the significant Indian field commanders at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He...
Feed Your Spirit: 19 Words of Wisdom By Chief Dan George
Chief Dan George, OC (July 24, 1899 – September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band whose Indian reserve is located on Burrard Inlet in the southeast area...
History of the Jingle Dress Dance
History of the Jingle Dress Dance The Jingle Dress Dance originated with the Mille Lacs Band of the Ojibwe Tribe in the early 1900s and gained popularity during the 1920s in the Great Lakes...
How Native American tribes are bringing back the bison from brink of extinction
On 5,000 hectares of unploughed prairie in north-eastern Montana, hundreds of wild bison roam once again. But this herd is not in a national park or a protected sanctuary – they are on tribal...
Kicking Bear aka: Matȟó Wanáȟtake ( 1846? – 1904)
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...
Local ranch gifts Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Rare White Bison
There’s a one in ten million chance of having a white bison calf. So when leaders of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa heard they were getting a white buffalo, community members gathered for...
Meet Sitting Bull’s Great Great Granddaughter Brenda White Bull
Here is an intimate photo essay and an interview with Lakota warrior Brenda White Bull in her own words: “Han Mitakuyape. My Lakota name is Waunsila Win. It means compassionate woman. My English name...
Native American Legends Are Living On in ‘Dreamkeeper’
“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...
Native Elder And The White Man
A white man and an elderly Native man became pretty good friends, so the white guy decided to ask him: ‘What do you think about Indian mascots?’ The Native elder responded, ‘Here’s what you’ve...
