It’s May; Canwápi To Wi, Moon of the Green Leaves. As we head west for the powwows in California we see mother earth is in her finest regalia including the green leaves of the trees waving to us along the way. We stopped at Scottsbluff, Nebraska then Walsenburg, Durango, through, Wolf Creek pass and Towaoc
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April is known as Wihákaktacépapi Wi, literally Moon when the wife had to crack bones for marrow fat. But Spring has made its appearances around Pine Ridge. Snow is melting and trees are budding as seen in the month of May or Canwápe To Wi, Moon of the green leaves. We’ve been busy visiting the
Aho! It’s been a long winter, but promises of spring begin to sprout. We just began lštáwicayazan Wi, “the moon of the sore eyes” named so because typically there is plenty of snow glaring in the mid-day sun. But days are getting longer and the blanket of snow is receding. We’ve been busy attending winter powwows
Omaka Teca! Happy New Year! It’s been awhile since you last heard from us. Several severe storms have hit Pine Ridge and while we are used to all that winter brings, there is always a challenge to deal with what it does for driving around here. In the next few weeks we will highlight some
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Once again Lakota Red Nations participated in Black Hills Powwow at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center located in Rapid City South Dakota. This powwow featured dance and singing competitions with special emphasis on the Northern Plains\’ traditions. This powwow is one of the largest in the area attracting hundreds of participants and thousands of
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Aho! It’s been a busy end of the summer doing what we love to do; share Lakota art and history. In August, collaborating with Wakpamni Lake Cultural Center, our family provided guided tours for visitors from Germany. We went to Devils Tower known in Lakota as Matȟó ThĂpila-“Bear Lodge”, Medicine Wheel and Badlands National Park. Our visitors
Summer is the time for families and friends, new and old, to come together. Â There\’s no better place to do so than at a traditional wacipi. This year, on July 2 during the Veterans Honoring at the Wakpamni Lake Area wacipi, Â we introduced a new group of young dancers, ages 7-12. This gathering is one
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On Saturday, July 9, 2016, Kelly Looking Horse guided a group of 21 high school students from Owatonna, Minnesota together with their group leaders, through sites important in the history of the Lakota people.Kelly began the tour with a ceremonial prayer offering at Wounded Knee, the site of the 1890 massacre where hundreds of Lakota,
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Visit our booth at the Flandreau Wacipi July 15th, 16th and 17th 2016  hosted by Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Community. See you there!
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From June 27 to July 1 Lakota Red Nations participated in the 13th annual summer artist series hosted by Oglala Lakota College Historical Center. In addition to having hand crafted items available for sale, Kelly Looking Horse answered questions and commented on the photo exhibit hosted at the Historical Center that chronicles the Oglala Lakota
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