#Crow Creek Sioux

[tomorrowusa]

The Crow Creek Sioux have joined six other South Dakota tribes in banning dog-murderer Gov. Kristi Noem from tribal lands. That leaves the Flandreau Santee Sioux and Lower Brule Sioux as the only two tribal holdouts in the state. If those two follow suit, about a quarter of the land area of South Dakota will be off limits to MAGA sycophant Gov. Noem.

The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in central South Dakota has joined six of the state’s tribes in preventing Gov. Kristi Noem from coming onto their tribal land, leaving the governor just two reservations she can still travel to. That decision came after a Tuesday morning tribal meeting in Fort Thompson. Like the tribes who have issued bans before them, tribal leaders cited Noem’s previous remarks about alleged drug cartel activity on the reservations as the primary reason for the ban. “The people voted unanimously to ban her along with the tribal council for her derogatory remarks about the tribes and cartels,” tribal council member Kyle Loudner explained in a text message. “And about the remarks she made about the children being nobodies their whole lives because of the parents.” Noem made remarks during a series of March town halls about children on the reservation.

It's doubtful that non-Native entities can legally ban Noem elsewhere in South Dakota. Though they might be able to declare her persona non grata at local dog parks.

[geezerwench]

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is now banned from all tribal lands in the state after the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe voted to bar her from their reservation Wednesday, citing her repeated claims that tribal leaders work with drug cartels.

Noem sparked the controversy in March when she said tribal leaders benefit from the presence of cartels operating on their land.

“We’ve got some tribal leaders that I believe are personally benefiting from the cartels being there, and that’s why they attack me every day,” the governor said at a forum in March. “But I’m going to fight for the people who actually live in those situations, who call me and text me every day and say, ‘Please, dear governor, please come help us in Pine Ridge. We are scared.’”

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

It’s official: All nine of South Dakota’s tribes have now voted to ban Gov. Kristi Noem (R) from their lands.

The final tribe still holding out hope for a productive relationship with the state’s governor, the Flandreau Santee Sioux, made the decision to join their counterparts Tuesday, just a week after telling The Daily Beast that they had no plans to do so.

A tribal leader told the Argus Leader that the Flandreau Santee Sioux executive council made the decision after hearing from a number of citizens who urged them to banish Noem—saying that many on the reservation were “uncomfortable and upset” with the council’s decision to wait so long in the first place. One attendee of the council’s Tuesday meeting told the local newspaper that the matter led to a “pretty heated discussion.”

Noem angered Indigenous American communities earlier this year by suggesting that tribes in her state were in league with Mexican drug cartels and blaming Indigenous parents for their children’s poor academic performance—leaving them unemployed and with “no hope.”

The comments led to her to be rapidly declared persona non grata by most of the tribal nations in South Dakota, starting with the Crow Creek, Sisseton Wahpeton, Oglala, Cheyenne River, Standing Rock, and Rosebud Sioux tribes, which account for nearly all of the reservation land in the state—almost 20 percent of the its total area.

Leadership of the Yankton Sioux Tribe has also voted to express its support for a similar ban, though it has yet to make an official decision on the matter.

Prior to its decision, leaders of the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe reportedly held one last meeting Sunday with Gov. Noem in the Capitol, one they described to the Argus Leader at the time as “respectful and productive.”

Noem released her own statement following the meeting, writing that it was “never my intent to cause offense by speaking truth to the real challenges that are being faced in some areas of Indian country.”

“It is my hope that the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe will give us the opportunity to partner together in a way that can be an example for all,” she added.

But just two days later, the tribe’s leadership committee decided that it just could not let her comments go unpunished.

“We need to stand in solidarity with our fellow tribes in South Dakota, the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ,” Tyler Rambeau, a tribal leader, told the local newspaper during a recess in Tuesday’s meeting. “We do not want to come up on the wrong side of history in this moment.”

When reached for comment on her banishment from tribal lands, Gov. Noem told The Daily Beast: “I only want to speak truth to the real challenges that are being faced in some areas of Indian Country. I want to focus on solutions that lead to safer communities for all our families, educational outcomes for all our children, and declining addiction numbers for all our people. We cannot tackle these issues without addressing the problem: dangerous criminals who perpetuate violence and illegal activities in all areas of our state. We need to take action. It is my hope tribal leadership will take the opportunity to work with me to be an example of how cooperation is better for all people rather than political attacks.”

[olowan-waphiya]

Tribal Leaders Sign Historic Co-Stewardship Agreement with National Forest Service in the Black Hills

“This landmark co-stewardship effort will feature storytelling in various formats at the Pactola/He Sapa Visitor Center, educating the larger public and helping current and future generations of Native People connect with their own creation stories and cultural identities.

On June 6, leaders of the Cheyenne River, Standing Rock, Oglala, Rosebud, and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes gathered in the He Sapa — the Black Hills — to sign an historic Memorandum of Understanding at the newly renamed Pactola/He Sapa Visitor Center with U.S. Forest Service officials. Together, they’re beginning a process of sharing Indigenous cultural heritage with visitors from all over the world. Leaders said that they want to see young, Native children visit the Black Hills and experience the importance of the landscape with a deep understanding of their own heritage.

Previously known as the Pactola Visitor Center, the seasonal facility welcomes more than 40,000 visitors annually from Memorial Day through Labor Day — and approximately another three million people pass through the area each year.

This effort has been several years in the making, though the process hit a snag during the Trump years. When tribal leaders initially proposed the concept to the U.S. Forest Service in 2018, the idea was heard but not taken seriously. Persistence pays, however, and the efforts of many relatives and allies eventually led the Forest Service to agree.

We hope this is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s critical that Lakota — and all Indigenous — stories and history be shared from an authentic perspective with those who visit our homelands. To that end, please stay tuned this summer. I can’t tell you too much about it yet, but we’ll soon be launching an ambitious program that can help ensure Native stories are told — and Native tribes are funded — on occupied Indigenous homelands across Turtle Island. “

Via the Lakota People’s Law Project

[ed-recoverry]

Shoutout to all Native American LGBTQ+ folks.

It should be well noted hundreds of thousands of Native American tribes exist, much more long lost to time. This post includes the most populated as of now, but know this applies to all.

Also some of these tribes cross over to Mexico and Canada!

Shoutout to all Cherokee LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Navajo LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Sioux LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Chippewa LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Apache LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Shawnee LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Choctaw LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Pueblo LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Mohawk LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Blackfeet LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Creek (Muscogee) LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Seminole LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Inupiat LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Lumbee LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Cayuga LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Onondaga LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Seneca LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Tuscarora LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Chitimacha LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Shoshone LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Nez Perce LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Yakama LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Klickitat LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Palouse LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Wasco–Wishram LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Spokan(e) LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Arapaho LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Cheyenne LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Caddo LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Powhatan LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Waco LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Tawakoni LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Quapaw LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Aleuts LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Comanche LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Chugach LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Assiniboine LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Gros Ventre LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Kiowa LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Lakota LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Lipan Apache LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Plains Apache LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Odawa LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Ojibwe LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Potawatomi LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Hualapai LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Ute LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Pawnee LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Wichita LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Mandan LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Osage LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Yup'ik LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Omaha LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Ponca LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Tlingit LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Taku LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Chinookan LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Hopi LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Zuni LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Crow LGBTQ+ folks.

Take pride in it all. Your culture, your identity, it’s all so beautiful. Celebrate where you are from and who you are. It makes you you, and that is something to be proud of.

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[todaysdocument]

Telegram from Commander Alfred H. Terry to the Adjutant General of the Division of the Missouri

Record Group 393: Records of U.S. Army Continental CommandsSeries: Special Files of Letters ReceivedFile Unit: Sioux Indian Papers, 1879 - Brief and Letters Received 3721 (with enclosures to 3571) Thru 5219

[pre-printed form]

The Western Union Telegraph Company.

The rules of this company require that all messages received for transmission shall be written on the message blanks of the Company.

under and subject to the conditions printed thereon, which conditions have been agreed to by the sender of the following message.

A.R.Brewer, Secretary. William Orton, Prest.

No. [handwritten] 242 [/handwritten]

[handwritten at top of page] [illegible] / 36/ 29P [/[

[handwritten at right] 123 [ppw?] [/]

Dated [handwritten] At Paul/Minn/23 [/handwritten]

To [handwritten] Adjutant Gent Division [/handwritten]

Rec'd at cor. Lasalle and Washington Sts.,

Chicago, Ills. [handwritten] July 23, 1879 [/handwritten]

[handwritten] Missouri Chicago

On the seventeenth June the advance of [Mibs?] Column

under Lieutenant Clark second cavalry composed of

Lieutenant Bordens Company fifth infantry Lieutenant

Hoppins company second cavalry and fifty Indian scouts

had a sharp engagement between Beaver Creek + Mouth of

frenchmans Creek with four hundred Hostile Indians the

indians were pursued twelve miles when the troops in

advance became surrounded [illegible letters stricken through] Main Command was moved

forward rapidly + the Enemy fled North of Milk river

Colonel Miles reports that the troops engaged fought in

admirable order + are entitled to much credit that the action

of our Indians was quite satisfactory Cheyennes, Sioux,

Crows, Assiniboines and Bannacks fighting with the troops

Killing several Hostile Indians + forcing the enemy to

abandon a large amount of property. Our casualties are

two men Company Second Cavalry wounded two Cheyenne

and one Crow Indian Scouts killed and one Assiniboine

scout seriously wounded. A large scouting party sent

upon North side of Milk river near Head of

Porcupine reports to Colonel Miles that main

camp under Sitting Bull composed of sixteen

hundred lodges is on little rocky having moved over

from Frenchmans Creek Colonel Miles says this

report is corroborated by several others + by men

who were in the Hostile Camp as late as June Sixteenth

+ that he expects to move up between frenchmans Creek +

the Little Rocky where possibly the Main body of

Indians may be engaged

Terry Department Commander

246 paid Govt Rate

# 532

[stamped] RECEIVED

[stamped] JUL

[stamped] [2?] 23

[stamped] 1879

[stamped] MIL.DIV.,MO.

#245

[littlefeather-wolf]

Fool Thunder and family. Hunkpapa Lakota. 1880 ❤

The Hunkpapa (Lakota: Húŋkpapȟa) are a Native American group, one of the seven council fires of the Lakota tribe. The name Húŋkpapȟa is a Lakota word, meaning "Head of the Circle" (at one time, the tribe's name was represented in European-American records as Honkpapa). By tradition, the Húŋkpapȟa set up their lodges at the entryway to the circle of the Great Council when the Sioux met in convocation. They speak Lakȟóta, one of the three dialects of the Sioux language.

Seven hundred and fifty mounted Yankton, Yanktonai and Lakota joined six companies of the Sixth Infantry and 80 fur trappers in an attack on an Arikara Indian village at Grand River (now South Dakota) in August 1823, named the Arikara War. Members of the Lakota, a part of them "Ankpapat", were the first Native Americans to fight in the American Indian Wars alongside US forces west of the Missouri.

They may have formed as a tribe within the Lakota relatively recently, as the first mention of the Hunkpapa in European-American historical records was from a treaty of 1825.

By signing the 1825 treaty, the Hunkpapa and the United States committed themselves to keep up the "friendship which has heretofore existed". With their x-mark, the chiefs also recognized the supremacy of the United States. It is not certain whether they really understood the text in the document. The US representatives gave a medal to Little White Bear, who they understood was the principal Hunkpapa chief; they did not realize how decentralized Native American authority was.

With the Indian Vaccination Act of 1832, the United States assumed responsibility for the inoculation of the Indians against smallpox. Some visiting Hunkpapa may have benefitted from Dr. M. Martin's vaccination of about 900 southern Lakota (no divisions named) at the head of Medicine Creek that autumn. When smallpox struck in 1837, it hit the Hunkpapa as the northernmost Lakota division. The loss, however, may have been fewer than one hundred people.Overall, the Hunkpapa seem to have suffered less from new diseases than many other tribes did.

The boundaries for the Lakota Indian territory were defined in the general peace treaty negotiated near Fort Laramie in the summer of 1851. Leaders of eight different tribes, often at odds with each other and each claiming large territories, signed the treaty. The United States was a ninth party to it. The Crow Indian territory included a tract of land north of the Yellowstone, while the Little Bighorn River ran through the heartland of the Crow country (now Montana). The treaty defines the land of the Arikara, the Hidatsa and the Mandan as a mutual area north of Heart River, partly encircled by the Missouri (now North Dakota).

Soon enough the Hunkpapa and other Sioux attacked the Arikara and the two other so-called village tribes, just as they had done in the past. By 1854, these three smallpox-devastated tribes called for protection from the U.S. Army, and they would repeatedly do so almost to the end of inter-tribal warfare. Eventually the Hunkpapa and other Lakota took control of the three tribes' area north of Heart River, forcing the village people to live in Like a Fishhook Village outside their treaty land. The Lakota were largely in control of the occupied area to 1876–1877.

The United States Army General Warren estimated the population of the Hunkpapa Lakota at about 2920 in 1855. He described their territory as ranging "from the Big Cheyenne up to the Yellowstone, and west to the Black Hills. He states that they formerly intermarried extensively with the Cheyenne." He noted that they raided settlers along the Platte River In addition to dealing with warfare, they suffered considerable losses due to contact with Europeans and contracting of Eurasian infectious diseases to which they had no immunity.

The Hunkpapa gave some of their remote relatives among the Santee Sioux armed support during a large-scale battle near Killdeer Mountain in 1864 with U.S. troops led by General A. Sully.

The Great Sioux Reservation was established with a new treaty in 1868. The Lakota agreed to the construction of "any railroad" outside their reservation. The United States recognized that "the country north of the North Platte River and east of the summits of the Big Horn Mountains" was unsold or unceded Indian territory. These hunting grounds in the south and in the west of the new Lakota domain were used mainly by the Sicangu (Brule-Sioux) and the Oglala, living nearby.

The "free bands" of Hunkpapa favored campsites outside the unsold areas. They took a leading part in the westward enlargement of the range used by the Lakota in the late 1860s and the early 1870s at the expense of other tribes. In search for buffalo, Lakota regularly occupied the eastern part of the Crow Indian Reservation as far west as the Bighorn River, sometimes even raiding the Crow Agency, as they did in 1873. The Lakota pressed the Crow Indians to the point that they reacted like other small tribes: they called for the U.S. Army to intervene and take actions against the intruders.

In the late summer of 1873, the Hunkpapa boldly attacked the Seventh Cavalry in United States territory north of the Yellowstone. Custer's troops escorted a railroad surveying party here, due to similar attacks the year before. Battles such as Honsinger Bluff and Pease Bottom took place on land purchased by the United States from the Crow tribe on May 7, 1868.These continual attacks, and complaints from American Natives, prompted the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to assess the full situation on the northern plains. He said that the unfriendly Lakota roaming the land of other people should "be forced by the military to come in to the Great Sioux Reservation". That was in 1873, notably one year before the discovery of gold in the Black Hills, but the US government did not take action on this concept until three years later.

The Hunkpapa were among the victors in the Battle of Little Bighorn in the Crow Indian Reservation in July 1876.

Since the 1880s, most Hunkpapa have lived in the Standing Rock Indian Reservation (in North and South Dakota). It comprises land along the Grand River which had been used by the Arikara Indians in 1823; the Hunkpapa "won the west" half a century before the whites.

During the 1870s, when the Native Americans of the Great Plains were fighting the United States, the Hunkpapa were led by Sitting Bull in the fighting, together with the Oglala Lakota. They were among the last of the tribes to go to the reservations. By 1891, the majority of Hunkpapa Lakota, about 571 people, resided in the Standing Rock Indian Reservation of North and South Dakota ...

Since then they have not been counted separately from the rest of the Lakota ...

[mancalledhoss]

Two Whistles: born in 1856 among the Mountain Crow of the Not Mixed clan. 1874 led a small party of warriors and “captured” a hundred horses from the Sioux. Also participated in battles with the Arapaho and Sioux at Pryor creek. He traded a horse to the Sioux for the raven on his head. Died 1929

[abellinthecupboard]

99 Things to Do Before You Die

cosmo mag came out with a list of 99 things to do before you die 　　　i had done 47 of them or at least my version of them like make love on the forest floor spend a day in bed reading a good book sleep under the stars learn not to say yes when you mean no but the other things were things only rich people could do and we certainly know you don't have to be rich before you die things like dive off a yacht in the aegean buy a round-the-world air ticket go to monaco for the grand prix go to rio during carnival sure would love to but no maza-ska money honey so what's a poor indian to do? come up with a list that's more culturally relevant so my list includes going 49ing at crow fair learn of 20 ways to prepare 　　　commodity canned pork fall in love with a white person fall in love with an indian eat ta-nee-ga with a sioux learn to make good fry bread be an extra in an indian movie learn to speak your language give your gramma a rose and a bundle 　　　of sweet grass watch a miwok deer dance attend a hopi kachina dance owl dance with a yakama curl up in bed with a good indian novel better yet curl up in bed with a good indian novelist ride bareback and leap over a small creek make love in a tipi count coup on an enemy bathe not swim in a lake or river wash your hair too and don't forget your pits stop drinking alcohol tell skinwalker stories by campfire almost die then appreciate your life help somebody who has it worse than you donate canned goods to a local food bank sponsor a child for christmas bet on a stick game participate in a protest learn a song to sing in a sweat recycle grow a garden say something nice everyday to 　　　your mate say something nice everyday to 　　　your children chop wood for your grandpa so there a more attainable list at this rate i'm ready to die anytime not much left undone though cosmo's have an affair in paris while discoing in red leather and sipping champagne could find a place on my list.

— Nila Northsun (1951–)

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry (2020)

[tomorrowusa]

And now Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is banned from ALL tribal land in her own state.

The last holdout, the Flandreau Santee Sioux, have joined the other eight South Dakota tribes in banning Gov. Noem from their tribal lands.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from all tribal lands in her home state

All of South Dakota’s nine indigenous tribes have voted to ban Gov. Kristi Noem from their lands. On Tuesday, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe executive council ruled in favor of barring the Republican governor from its reservation. In response to a request for comment on Wednesday, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe sent a readout of its president’s interactions with Noem ahead of the vote. Flandreau President Tony Reider called an emergency meeting last weekend in response to Noem’s comments, according to the readout. The meeting was “contentious at times, as some members vocalized their opposition.” After that Reider set up a meeting with the governor’s office, which took place on Monday. That conversation was “respectful and productive.” “President Reider informed the governor that a ban from our territories is imminent and requested that the Governor refrain from making future blanket statements that offend the tribes within the boundaries of the State of South Dakota, some of which depend on state services for the needs of their people. It was recommended that the Governor clarify her statements and issue an apology to all tribal nations for the misunderstanding,” the readout said. “Until such a time, the Executive Council and the people of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe stand with our fellow nations.” That vote bookended a ripple effect of tribes with reservations that stretch into South Dakota moving to prevent Noem from setting foot on their land, spurred by comments she made earlier this year. During a town hall, she argued that tribal leaders were profiting off of drug cartels in the state and prioritizing those cartels over parenting children on their reservations. Noem has since doubled down on saying Mexican drug cartels were rampant on Native American reservations in South Dakota. Those comments sparked a domino effect of tribes denouncing Noem and voting to bar the governor from their lands. According to The Argus Leader of South Dakota, leaders of the Flandreau Santee Sioux had been receiving pressure from local citizens to do something in response to Noem’s comments.

This is not an insignificant amount of territory. It takes up almost a quarter of the state's total land area.

You can make out seven of the reservations on this map.

Actually one, the Lower Brule Sioux reservation, can be seen but isn't labeled. It's next to the Crow Creek Sioux reservation on the Missouri River. The Flandreau Santee Sioux reservation is less than 3 square miles in size. It's in the extreme east-central part of the state near I-29.

The tiny (population: 14,000) state capital Pierre (they pronounce it "peer") is in the middle of the state just below the red inscription South Dakota on the map above. Noem has to drive around the Lower Brule Sioux and Crow Creek Sioux reservations to the southeast of Pierre if she wants to get to the southeastern part of the state.

As for the two interstates in South Dakota, Noem has no problem on I-90. But the northernmost section of I-29 passes through the Lake Traverse reservation of Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.

[moonlitfirefly]

“Full Moon Blessings!

The Full Crow Moon in Virgo on March 7th! This Moon is in opposition to Sun in Pisces. While Virgo stimulates rational way of living, organization, routine, and boundaries, sensitive Pisces, on other hand, enhances our emotions, visions and creativity. This complimentary influence of two celestial energies can bring an order even into the wildest creative dreams and secure everything what is needed to make them happen.

The name for this Full Moon came from the northern native tribes who observed that the crow cawing heralds the end of winter. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Full Crust Moon because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night, or the Full Worm Moon since the earthworms appear from the thawed soil and attract the birds.

As usual, I bring you more the March Full Moon names from several Native American tribes:

Abenaki - Moose hunter Moon

Algonquin - Catching fish

Anishnaabe (Chippewa, Ojibwe) - Snow crust Moon

Arapaho - Buffalo dropping their calves

Assiniboine - Sore eye Moon

Cherokee - Strawberry Moon

Choctaw - Moon of winds

Comanche - Cottonball Moon

Cree - Eagle Moon

Creek - Little spring Moon

Haida - Noisy goose Moon

Hopi - Moon of the whispering wind

Kalapuya - Women dig camas

Lakota - Moon of the sore eyes

Mohawk - Much lateness

Navajo - Small plant

Omaha - Little frog Moon

Passamaquoddy - Spring Moon

Ponca - Water stands in the ponds Moon

Potawatomi - Moon of the crane

Pueblo - Moon when the leaves break forth

Shawnee - Sap Moon

Shoshone - Warming Moon

Sioux - Sore eye Moon/ Moon when buffalo cows drop their calves

Tlingit - Underwater plants sprout

Wishram - Long days Moon

Zuni - Little sand storm

Rivers in the Ocean”

Art by Mary Gutfleisch

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[goldiers1]

Sitting Bull Beats Custer at Little Big Horn Battle

  Sitting Bull was a fearless leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota people. He boldly fought for his tribe's lands and rights in face of U.S. government policies that threatened their way of life. His vision triggered one of history’s greatest Native American victories known as “The Battle Of The Little Bighorn,” where Sitting Bull outmaneuvered US troops under Lieutenant Colonel Custer - leading to an improbable victory with no survivors among the enemy forces!  

Early Life: Childhood and Youth

Sitting Bull was born in 1831 to the Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux Tribe. He began his formal education with traditional Native American teachings from his parents and elders, being given the name Sitting Bull due to his bravery and assurance. Sitting Bull grew up a hunter and warrior, participating in tribal wars at a young age. Sitting Bull's first major battle was against the Crow Tribe in 1854 when he was in his early twenties. He was able to take scalps from the enemy tribe despite their attempts to kill him multiple times, leading his people to victory as chief of the hunting party. To this day Sitting Bull is remembered as a great leader responsible for uniting various tribes in standing up against the white colonialists which eventually led to victories at both Little Big Horn and Rosebud Creek decades later.  

Sioux Rebellion: Resistance to US Government

Indians of the Sioux Nation engaged in a series of conflicts with the United States Government between 1876 and 1890. This uprising, known as the Sioux Rebellion, was sparked by US interference in tribal affairs and a series of broken treaties. Indians attempted to resist encroaching forces by attacking settlements and military posts to regain control over their territories. In response, the US—led by General George Crook—used a combination of diplomacy, military might, and scorched earth tactics to quell what it considered "hostile Indians". Despite their courageous and determined efforts, the Indians were ultimately unable to successfully resist government intrusion into their homelands. As a result, Indians were forced onto reservations throughout what is now the western United States.  

Little Bighorn Mural. Photo by Mary Harrsch. Flickr.  

Battle of Little Bighorn: Defeating Custer

On June 25th, 1876, at the Battle of Little Bighorn General Custer and 600 US soldiers of the 7th Cavalry encountered a large force of Indians comprising Sioux and Cheyenne warriors estimated to be about three thousand in number. Despite defending themselves as best they could with rapid-fire carbines against Indians attacking strategically on horseback, Custer’s troops were unable to withstand the Indians’ numbers and experienced 268 dead and 55 severely wounded (6 died later from their wounds) while the Indians suffered only around 31 casualties. This battle is famously known as ‘Custer's last stand’. It is also described as the Battle of Agusta Creek or Greasy Grass Creek, as it was referred to by the Indians due to a grass fire that had taken place prior to the battle.  

Legacy: Impact on Native Americans

Sitting Bull, a Lakota holy man, and a warrior is arguably one of the most well-known Native American figures in history. During Sitting Bull’s lifetime, he helped to break the army at Peak Butte and stood as a leader for his people during a time of tremendous transition and change. Sitting Bull’s legacy paved the way for other battles by native nations including Wounded Knee in 1890. Described by some as a massacre that left some 150 Native Americans dead. Sitting Bull’s fanatical stance against colonization is still an inspiration today among many in Indian Country who have used Sitting Bull's legacy to create their own ongoing strategies of resistance. His legacy has become a central part of many Native American cultures and histories, ensuring that Sitting Bull will continue to be remembered long into the future.  

Sitting Bull & William F. Cody. Photo by David F. Barry. Flickr.  

Assassination: End of a Movement

Sitting Bull was the leader of the Lakota Sioux for years but he met a tragic end in 1890 when he was assassinated on December 15th by Indian police officers. He was shot in the head and was eventually buried in Fort Yates, North Dakota. Sitting Bull's death marked the end of any Native American rights protests that Sitting Bull encouraged as no one else was qualified to take his place. From this point onwards, Native Americans were forced onto reservations and most forms of civil unrest were stopped. Sitting Bull's death signified the practical end of any collective action against the unlawful disarmament and relocation acts implemented by European settlers and the US government at that time. Sitting Bull is remembered today as a leader who devoted his life to fighting for what he believed was right, even though it cost him his life in the end.  

Sitting Bull Grave. Photo by Jimmy Emerson. Flickr.  

Burial Site: Honoring the Great Leader

Sitting Bull, the great leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux Tribe was honored with a burial site after his death in 1890. Sitting Bull's body was wrapped in an American flag and placed on a scaffold, along with his personal belongings. Sitting Bull's burial site has long been an important landmark among Native Americans and is considered a sacred site in North Dakota. People who choose to visit the burial site must observe certain respectful behaviors such as refraining from taking pictures or talking loudly near Sitting Bull's grave. An annual ceremony is conducted at Sitting Bull's burial site every December, where Native Americans can come to commemorate Sitting Bull and offer prayers in his honor. Today Sitting Bull's remains continue to be celebrated as a symbol of courage and leadership, making this burial site an incredibly poignant reminder of his legacy.  

Conclusion: Reflection on Sitting Bull's Impact

Sitting Bull's legacy will continue to live on and be celebrated for generations to come. His courage, leadership, and dedication to fighting for what he believed was right have left an indelible mark in history that can still be felt today. The burial site at Fort Yates serves as a poignant reminder of his impact and it is here where people go each year to honor Sitting Bull’s memory with prayers and respect. He has become a symbol of strength, resilience, and tenacity among Native Americans who draw inspiration from Sitting Bull’s example when facing their own challenges. It is clear that the contributions made by this great leader are impossible to ignore or forget—his spirit lives on through our collective memories of him forevermore.   Sources: THX News, History.com & Wikipedia. Read the full article

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1) Pow Wow Carnival (feat. Little Creek Singers) by DJ Shub

2) Stadium Pow Wow by The Halluci Nation and Black Bear

3) Native Puppy Love by The Halluci Nation

4) Big Crow (feat Black Lodge Singers) by DJ Shub

10) I Can't Remember My Name by Snotty Nose Rez Kids and Shanks Sioux

20) Hades Pleads by Parker Millsap

69) (eyyy lmao) I'll Rust With You by Steam Powered Giraffe

thanks for playing my dude :D I.. feel like the top hits suggest a trend here lmao

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Welcome to the 1st day of the Tournament of Champions! We have Ryan Long, Megan Wachspress, and Maureen O’Neil. Ryan, Megan, and Maureen had some fine buzzer reflexes in the Jeopardy! round. In STREETS OF AMERICA, Megan found the round’s Daily Double, she bet $1,000 out of her $1,600 and came up with the correct question. There were 8 triple stumpers in the round. Going into Double Jeopardy!, Megan had $3,600, Maureen had $2,800, and Ryan had $1,400. In Double Jeopardy!, Megan and Maureen had good buzzer reflexes, but Ryan tried to catch up, but fell off at the end. In HEAVENLY BODIES, Megan found the round’s 1st Daily Double, she bet $2,000 out of her $4,800 and came up with an incorrect question. In A PARLIAMENT OF VOWELS, Ryan found the round’s 2nd Daily Double, he bet $2,000 ot of his $6,200 and came up with an incorrect question. There were 7 triple stumpers and 2 rebounds in the round. Going into Final Jeopardy!, Megan had $9,600, Maureen had $8,400, and Ryan had $4,200. The category was PLACES IN AMERICAN HISTORY. The clue was, “A Native American story says this creek got its name from an injury suffered by a Sioux warrior in a fight with the Crow”. Ryan came up with, “What is Wounded Knee?”, which is correct and went “all-in”, which took him to a 2nd place tie with $8,400. Maureen also came up with what Ryan said and bet $8,399, which took her to $16,799. Megan didn’t came up with what Ryan and Maureen said, but instead, she said, “What is Dakota?”, and bet $7,801, which dropped her down to 3rd place with $2,399. SHE LOSES BY $14,400! Maureen O’Neil moves on to the semifinals! Ryan Long and Megan Wachspress will receive $5,000 in cash. Maureen would have not been the winner of the quarterfinals because if Megan bet $7,201 and came up with the correct question in Final Jeopardy!, she would’ve won by $2! @jeopardy #kenjennings #tournamentofchampions #recap #2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CkZtBLcOFwb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“The ground on which we stand is sacred ground. It is the dust and blood of our ancestors.” - Chief Plenty Coups