He was ambitious for his only son, known as Jack Red Cloud, and much desired him to be a great warrior. He started him on the warpath at the age of fifteen, not then realizing that the days of Indian warfare were well-nigh at an end. Among latter-day chiefs, Red Cloud was notable...
Political and spiritual leaders wore skins depicting historical tribal events or a warrior’s bravery, while women painted hides to promote childbirth. The Lakota people utilized a combination of oral tradition, visual representation, and written language to communicate. The Lakota language, which is...
Much of what we have learned about Crazy Horse came from his own people. Even today, they still talk about him. To the Lakota, he was both a warrior and a holy man. (MUSIC) VOICE TWO: No one knows for sure when Crazy Horse was born. Perhaps around the year eighteen forty. But we...
“He considered himself just a man, nobody important. A man that tried to make life better for his family and his people. To me that is his legacy, to be able to help people,” Doyle said. “To him, that was being warrior.” From Paula – Thank you so much for your love of ou...
To the Lakota, he was both a warrior and a holy man. (MUSIC) VOICE TWO: No one knows for sure when Crazy Horse was born. Perhaps around the year eighteen forty. But we do know when he died. In eighteen seventy-seven, when he was in his middle thirties. There are no photographs ...