Ceremonial Items

Mnicoujou Lakota artist, Aryanna “Fred” Little Wounded, learned from her grandfather Jim Little Wounded, how to create historical pieces including large effigy “Hand” rattles. The hand rattle is painted with the scene of running...

Mnicoujou Lakota artist Aryanna “Fred” Little Wounded, learned from her elder Jim Little Wounded, how to create historical pieces including small effigy style hand rattles.  Rattles are used for many different reasons, attracting...

Hand carved by local Cheyenne River Sioux Nation member Eric Iron Star, he softens the horn first and then carves and shapes it into a ladle with a deer head motif. Ladles like this were sometimes used communally and as the ladle was passed around the...

Mnicoujou Lakota artist Aryanna “Fred” Little Wounded, learned from her grandfather Jim Little Wounded, how to create historical pieces including small effigy style hand rattles.  Rattles are used for many different reasons, attracting...

Local Lakota artist Aryanna “Fred” Little Wounded, Mnicoujou Lakota, learned from her grandfather Jim Little Wounded, how to create historical pieces including small hand rattles.  Rattles are used for many different reasons, attracting...

Native American artist J.J. Little Wounded, Mnicoujou Lakota Nation, uses a box turtle shell to create this hand rattle. He adorns the rattle with a small fluff, glass beads and a leather covered wooden handle. Rattles are sometimes used to help focus...

J.J. Little Wounded, Cheyenne River Sioux Nation, creates this hand rattle using a turtle shell, glass beads and a rapped wooden handle. Rattles are sometimes used to help focus prayers, or send away bad energies or even to attract good energies, it all...

Local Mnicoujou Lakota Nation member J.J. Little Wounded hand crafts this hand rattle using a turtle shell attached to a wooden handle. The rattle sound is enclosed with stretched rawhide cinched tight around the edge of the shell and then attached to a...

This buffalo style rattle is hand crafted using a combination of acrylic paints, rawhide, beadwork around the handle, and quillwork.  It's also accented with buffalo hair and badger claws. Dimensions: Length 6.25 inches x Width 2 inches x Depth 1.5...

Native American beadwork artist Travis Tremblay, Listuguj Mi’kmaq Nation member (Canada), likes the beadwork styles of many Nations. This bag is styled after the Crow Nation or Apsaalooke People, the trick is to make is hard to know which is the...

The drum comes from the Taos Drum company, non-Native Made Local Mnicoujou Lakota artist Jim Little Wounded hand paints this 16x19 drum with acrylic paints. Jim decorates the drum with leather dangles, metal bells and glass beads. Measures: 16 x 19...

Native American artist Thomas Ridley, Ute Mountain Ute Nation of Colorado, hand paints the image he envisioned from a Ute Nation Sundance. Thomas used acrylic paint and added a decorated drum beater that features real buffalo fur and glass beads. The...

"These songs are all prayer songs... you could sing these songs if you need prayers or if you are down... or things bother you and things don't go your way. You could sing these songs...these sacred prayer songs...in the morning, or in the noon time, or...

These songs were recorded in the 1950's and 1960's by William K. Powers, who was adopted by Frank Afraid of His Horse and family.  It is only now that he has decided to release them to the public.  These recordings are intended to educate and...

Loved for their versatility, these hand drums are constructed from deer rawhide stretched over a cedar frame. These native inspired drums are available in larger medium to small high pitch tones and are presented with a walnut stained finish. The drummer...

This is a new ceremonial album recently released by members of the White Horse Singers. The album includes a booklet, there is the Lakota version and the English version.This album includes: Track 1: Cannupa Olowa Track 2: Tatuye Topa Olowan Track 3: Pte...

This CD features songs that reflect the spiritual traditions of the Lakota people. They are sung in honor of the Grandfather Spirit. Performed by Joseph Shields, Jr, this collection of ceremonial songs features rarely recorded tracks that typically...

Taku Wakan - Lakota Sundance Songs. This CD is In memory of those who have passed on.Booklet included and has Lakota and English versions. Album includes: 1. Coyote Song 2. Entrance Song 3. Piercing Song 4. Prayer Song 5. Prayer Song 6. Piercing Song 7...

Lakota Hanbleceyapi and Yuwipi Songs.

Lakota sacred songs CD from Rosebud, South Dakota.Singers are Harold White Horse, Joe Yellow Robe, Johnson Running and Elva Thompson.

This CD is beautifully presented, these sacred Lakota Pipe and Ceremonial songs illustrate the Lakota spiritual way of life. Of Ihunktowan Dakota | Sicangu Lakota heritage, singer Joseph Shields, Jr. carries on the tradition of his forefathers as the...

The teachings on this CD are dedicated to the Lakota youth and the generations yet unborn ~ Zintkala OyateAlbum includes: Sundance Song Prayer In Lakota Prayer In English Introduction To The Seven Sacred Rites First Rite Sundance Song Fourth Rite Fifth...

This CD collection of ceremonial music features songs sung during the Lakota Sundance. Album includes: Entrance song for Agna Iyanka 7 Prayer Songs Entrance Song 5 Prayer Songs Exit Song Prayer and Thanksgiving Song The CD is accompanied with a booklet...

Ceremonial music of Lakota Sundance Songs from the Rosebud Singers on the Rosebud Reservation of South Dakota.Lead Singer: Dwight Provancial, Harold White Horse, Florentine Blue Thunder, Roy Yellow Hawk, Lee Smith. Wiciglata: Elva Thompson and Bea...