Lone Wolf Howl

09/11/2024

Then & NowLakota Sioux woman in 1899 & Lakota Sioux woman today.

09/10/2024

These are the one's who discovered AmericaAnd should be taught in our history books
Not the false storyline they give about Columbus discovery America

09/07/2024

WHY WE WEAR GHOST BEADS: Juniper beads or Cedar beads--sometimes called "Ghost Beads"--are important to the Diné.And Why You Should Too...“‘Ghost Beads’ are worn as beautiful jewelry, but there is so much more to the story.
These beads have a deep history with our people. They were first used medicinally after the first Europeans came to the southwest.
You see, they brought new diseases with them that our people were not immune to. This is the first time that cedar/juniper berries are mentioned in our stories.
Our people would make them into tea. The legend says that this kept them healthy in the face of new diseases.
Cedar/juniper berries have different phases as they grow and eventually fall to the ground.
They aren't really noticeable until they cover the trees. They have a bluish-gray, dusted color.
If the berries are on a female tree, they completely cover the tree. In some cases, there are so many that they almost look like bushels of grapes.
Once these berries fall to the ground, they disappear... to most people. But not the creatures.
Squirrels, chipmunks, and other creatures we share this earth with take these berries and make a gift for us (the five-fingered beings).
Once the critters peel the outside fruit from the fallen berries, they reveal the beautiful shell inside.
The critters also hollow out the bead from one side. The artist then only has to put a hole in one side of the bead. The jewelry is essentially made by the five-fingered being and nature’s creatures.
The design on the exposed juniper berry is so intricate and beautiful that only nature could have designed it.
Once the squirrel or chipmunk discards the berry. It is peeled, hollowed out the shell, and left as the perfect bead.
Because of the close contact with nature, these beads are held in high regard and seen as much more valuable than beads that can be manufactured or purchased.
Their value is said to be in their ability to offer protection to the wearer and keep them safe from the evil that may be lurking in everyday life.
At this point, our Navajo people gather what was once a cedar/juniper berry and is now a "Ghost Bead".
Local Navajo artists like Navajo Elder, 85-year-old Rena Whitehorse gather these beads and string them in the traditional way to create the most beautiful jewelry.
Sometimes mixed with colorful glass beads or beautiful shells, these Ghost Beads are perfect for anyone.
Anyone who is looking for something directly from nature. Anyone who is looking for an authentic Navajo creation. Anyone who is looking for added protection as they make their journey through life”.
— NavajoTraditionalTeachings
Photo Courtesy ~ NavajoTraditionalTeachings

09/05/2024

Native American elder gazing stoically. A quote from Braiding Sweetgrass, written by Robin Wall Kimmerer reads, “Wealth among traditional people is measured by having enough to give away.”

09/04/2024

Lakota trained young men for fortitude and bravery. When they pass the first sets of test they are givin "Kasniyayala." A stick with 3 feathers attached. The feathers are trimmed so only the tips were left in a fan shape. They are then so light that any breeze however small, the feathers will tremble. The Kasniyayala is givin to the boy to make him ever alert to any and everything, so he will be sensitive as the feathers to the breeze. He will be aware to disturbances others may not know are there. This symbolizes watchfulness, a great requisite for a scout.- Ella Deloria

09/03/2024

09/02/2024

NATIVE INDEED!!!God day friends🍂🍂

09/01/2024

Northern Cheyenne CHIEF AMERICAN HORSE, circa 1910. He had participated in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn. Julia Tuell moved to Lame Deer, Montana, in 1906, where she took photographs on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation for six years. Later, 1913 - 1929, she photographed the Sioux on Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. (L.A. Huffman had photographed American Horse several times in earlier years.)A long pipe was used in Native ceremonies. If using a PC, click photo to see the pipestone bowl at the pipe's end and to improve clarity. Julia Tuell's photographs were published in “Women and Warriors of the Plains” by Dan Aadland. NOTE: The subject was a Cheyenne Chief, and not the Oglala Sioux Chief known by the same name

08/31/2024

𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 ❤️By purchasing and wearing an orange shirt, you are not only making a personal statement of support but also contributing to the well-being and opportunities for Indigenous youth. Your action helps raise awareness and supports programs and initiatives that aim to improve the lives of these children.
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08/30/2024

Much respect and honor and knowledge to code talkers and nations. From tlingit nation Alaska, blessings.We would like to say Happy Birthday to one of our great warriors, a national treasure. John Kinsel Sr, as he turns 104 today. We love you and keep you in our prayers.

08/29/2024

My son was embarrassed to post his finished quilt because he's a man, be gentle with criticism, this quilt is simple but he wants to be a professional one day.Also read this story
Credit to respective owner

08/28/2024

Floyd Red Crow WestermanFloyd Red Crow Westerman reached a mass international audience as the wise, old Sioux chief Ten Bears in Dances with Wolves (1990); he played the recurring role of the codebreaker Albert Hosteen on The X-Files (1995-99) and served as Indian chiefs, elders and shamans in dozens of other films and TV programmes.
His deeply etched features personified the history of an entire people for western audiences. He was described by his friend Dennis Banks, the founder in 1968 of the American Indian Movement (AIM), as “the greatest cultural ambassador that Indian America ever had” and by Indian Country Today newspaper as “one of the most recognisable American Indians of the 20th century”.