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Mischievous Boy Pranks Entire Village
"The little brave who visited the grave of a medicine woman, with several other boys," appears in Marie McLaughlin's "Myths And Legends Of The Sioux."Mischievous Boy Pranks OthersStunt Spreads To...
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Character Of Corn Reveals Personality Traits
Pictograph of corn from the Rosebud Winter Count.Virtue And Vice Within Ear Of CornPersonality Traits Revealed At HarvestBy Marie L. McLaughlin“The Signs Of Corn" comes from Marie L. McLaughlin’s...
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S.D. Nelson, Artist & Author Returns To Standing Rock
Nelson painted this wonderful representation of warriors astride horses following the Little Bighorn conflict. Maȟpíya Kiŋy’Aŋ Glí AkéFlying Cloud Returns AgainBy Dakota WindFORT YATES, N.D.– Songbirds...
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A Woman Saves The Hero
“Kȟóda ni Dakȟóta! [Friend You Are Dakȟóta!]" sings tȟašíyagmuŋka, the western meadowlark. Photo by Blake Matheson for Observe Your Preserve.A Woman Saves The HeroThe Tree BoundBy Ziŋtkála Ša (Red...
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The Hero Saved, The Trickster Punished
Ziŋtkála Ša, Red Bird, reads in this photo. The Hero Saved, The Trickster PunishedShooting Of The Red EagleBy Ziŋtkála Ša (Red Bird)The following story, "Shooting of The Red Eagle," comes from Ziŋtkála...
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My Bow And Arrow Story
George Catlin's "Game Of The Arrow."Wičhóȟ’aŋ ItázipayataThe Tradition Of The BowBy Dakota WindGREAT PLAINS – In my young boyhood days, my mother took me and my younger brother to live on the east...
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The Great White Father Visits Standing Rock
The President sits next to Chairman Archambault at the Cannonball Flag Day Pow-wow in Cannon Ball, N.D. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast. Tȟuŋkášilayapi Yuhá HíWhom They Have For A Grandfather Came...
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The Origin Of Stone Arrowheads
An artist's representation of early North American Indians knapping flint, others work to quarry the stone from the earth. The Origin Of Stone ArrowheadsTrickster, Little People Crafted Stone...
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From Native America To Iceland
The sunrise behind Mount Hekla. From The Land Of Sky And Wind To One Of Ice And FireBy Dakota WindSELFOSS, ICELAND - The preconception of Iceland I have is probably much the same that some people have...
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A Dakȟóta Story Of Transformation And Resurrection
The tree swallow, photo taken in North Dakota, July 2007. Why We Love Birds.A Dakȟóta Story Of Transformation And ResurrectionThe Return Of The Little Boy ManBy Ohíyesa (The Winner), Dr. Charles A....
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Repairing A Tipi
A view of Kitson through a tear in a tipi on display in the North Dakota Heritage Center. Kitson mended the tear using traditional methods.Repairing A LodgeStanding Rock Woman Fixes TipiBy Dakota...
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A Bashful Courtship: Offer To Draw Water Leads To Love
"A young man with the sloppy moccasins won the heart of the belle of the village," artist unknown. Pictograph accompanies the story "A Bashful Courtship," in McLaughlin's "Myths And Legends Of The...
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The Killdeer Mountain Conflict
A painting of the Killdeer Mountain Conflict of 1864 by Carl Boeckman. General Sully’s 1864 Punitive CampaignConflicts In Dakota TerritoryBy Dakota WindKILLDEER, N.D.– “Four Horns was shot in the...
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Theodore Roosevelt's Two Wives Of The Badlands
Roosevelt, pictured here in 1884. Theodore Roosevelt's Native WivesLeft Behind To Pursue PoliticsBy Dakota WindBADLANDS, N.D. - On November 6, 1934, an Arikara named Sand Hill Crane (a former US Scout...
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Impact Of Killdeer Mountain Battle Felt 150 Years Later
Killdeer Mountain at sunset. Photo by Dakota Wind.'Overlooked' History: Impacts Of Killdeer Mountain Battle Felt 150 years LaterBy Nadya Faulx, for The Dickinson PressKILLDEER, N.D. - Monday marks 150...
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Tipi Rings Or Stone Circles
A foggy morning at Whitestone Hill, N.D. One stone is visible in the foreground, the remaining stones in this circle are nearly covered up by years of soil and grass. Tipi Rings, Stone CirclesFeatures...
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The Painting Tradition: Black War Bonnet Pattern
Painting the Black War Bonnet Society motif. The pattern is penciled in, then painted. Wičhóȟ’aŋ ItówapiThe Painting TraditionBy Dakota WindBISMARCK, N.D. – The Black Warbonnet Society of the...
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The Origin Of Fire
The jacket of the book features ledger book art by Black Hawk titled, "Sans Arc Lakota."The Origin Of FirePȟéta OhútkȟaŋBy Dakota WindStanding Rock, N.D. & S.D. – The following is an excerpt from...
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The Origin Of The Hunkpapa Lakota
Sitting Bull is probably the most recognized Huŋkphápȟa, seen here in this photo from his days in Buffalo Bill's western show.The Origin Of The Hunkpapa LakotaDifferent Stories And PronunciationsBy...
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The Legend Of Sica Hollow
Sica Hollow State Park, in South Dakota.The Legend Of Sica HollowRemembering The Good LandBy Dakota WindSICA HOLLOW STATE PARK, S.D. – ŠíčA Hollow is a rise of gently rolling hills that are thickly...
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