Historical Record On Beaver Creek
WA NA TA, THE CHARGER, Grand Chief of the Sioux, by Charles King Bird.Missing Narrative In North DakotaHistorical Record On Beaver Creek By Dakota Wind Linton, N.D. (The First Scout) – There is a great...
View ArticleDakota Moon Counting Tradition, A Poster
Above, a screen capture of the Dakhota moons throughout the year.Haŋwíyawapi Wičhóh'aŋ KiŋDakhóta Moon Counting TraditionBismarck, N.D. (The First Scout) (Updated) - The Isáŋyathi, Dakhóta-speaking...
View ArticleWinter Solstice Is Sacred Time
The Long Night Moon at White Earth Butte. The crescent represents the moon or month. Above the moon, appearing upside down is the landscape profile of White Earth Butte as seen from the south looking...
View ArticleLakota America, A Book Review
The cover of Lakota America features the art of Lakȟóta artist Jim Yellowhawk (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe; Itázipčho). A simple photo of my copy of this book. Lakota America, A Book ReviewThis Book...
View ArticleA 2020 Lakota Calendar
The New Year begins in spring when the geese return. Pictured above is a goose above a hung moon to represent the Moon When Geese Return. Above the goose is a red star, Itkob U, or Arcturus, which...
View ArticleStringing Rosaries, A Review
A little girl kneels in prayer on the cover of Lakimodiere's "Stringing Rosaries." The title takes its name from one of the sixteen narratives within this book that recalls a story doing just this....
View ArticleThe Challenge of the Winter Moons, Winter Solstice Time of Hope & Light
Above, "Snowshoe Dance at the First Snowfall, 1835-1837," by George Catlin.The Challenge of The Winter MoonsWinter Solstice Time of Hope & LightBy Dakota WindWinter lasts five moons in the...
View ArticleA 2021 Traditional Lakota Calendar
Wičháȟpi Hiŋȟpaye (Fallen Star or Star Boy), the traditional hero of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, takes his place in the heavens with his father Wičháȟpi Owáŋžila (North Star). Exploring the Traditional...
View ArticleThe Red Road and Other Narratives of the Dakota Sioux, A Review
Mniyo, Samuel, and Robert Goodvoice. The Red Road and Other Narratives of the Dakota Sioux. Edited by Daniel Beveridge. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2020. Hardcover. $75. 304 pages +...
View ArticleMay You Emerge Safely On The Other Side
The First To Arise, a wetplate photograph by Shane Balkowitsch, 2016. Uŋmáčhetkiya Yakpáptapi Kta HéčhaMay You Safely Emerge On The Other SideBy Dakota WindTȟokéya Inážiŋla tókhi éyaye hé? Thíyata...
View ArticleLakhota: An Indigenous History, A Review
Lakȟóta: An Indigenous History, A ReviewA Native History Up To Current TimeBy Dakota WindRani-Hendrik Andersson and David C. PosthumusNorman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2022. xx + 415 pp. $34.95...
View Article2023 Lakota Calendar
The Lakxóta say that there is a woman in the moon. They call her Hokéwiŋ. When she stirs her spoon vigorously light spills out about her lodge. Image by Dakota Wind. New 2023 Lakota CalendarDecember...
View ArticleAncient Stories of Emergence
"The Seven Sisters Above,"a watercolor by Dakota Wind.Ancient Stories of EmergenceResearch, Tribal College Journalby Dakota WindNote: This article originally appeared in Vol. 35, No. 1 of the Tribal...
View ArticleRemembering Phil Baird
Phil Baird coming out of the gate astride Boots, a Pete Long Brake horse. Wanblí Wichásha WókiksuyeRemembering Phil Baird (Eagle Man)By Dakota Wind Wanblí Wicháshala tókhi éyaye hé? Thíyata...
View ArticleThe Solar Eclipse is A Moment of Redemption
Above, "Mahpíya Yaphéta," or "Cloud On Fire," it says in the Leroy Curley Lakhota Alphabet. Curley's alphabet is inspired by the phases of the sun and moon. This image depicts the solar eclipse in the...
View ArticleCannonball-Missouri Confluence Meets National Criteria
The Cannonball River looking west of the Albert Grass Memorial Bridge on the Morton-Sioux county line. Photo by author. The Cannonball-Missouri ConfluenceSite Meets National Historical Criteriaby...
View ArticleFlowers Speak Again in Inspired Dakota Floral Alphabet
The First Flute Song (above) is written in the Dakhóta Floral alphabet. The song was sung by the late Kevin Locke.Dakhóta Floral IyáFlowers Speak AgainBy Dakota WindLong ago, the Ochéti Shakówiŋ said...
View ArticleBismarck Indian Boarding School
Above, the Bismarck Indian Boarding School. 0151-043-reversed, State Historical Society of North Dakota.Bismarck Indian Boarding SchoolA School, Jail, and Sex RingBy Dakota WindNote: A bibliography...
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