The massacre at Wounded Knee took place on December 29, 1890 on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in SD, near Wounded Knee Creek.Causes: Events leading up to the massacre
The US Government began to f
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During the Western Indian Wars, Red Cloud orchestrated a series of conflicts throughout the Wyoming and Montana territories in defense of Lakota territory or the Powder River Country in north central
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The work of Lakota Indian artist Evans Flammond Sr. is a result of his careful exploration into the past, mixed with his powerful need to create. Driven by his vow to keep the Native culture aliv
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Celebrating their 34th year in the Rapid City area, the Lakota Nation Invitational (LNI) features an exciting mix of high school sports and a cultural display of traditional and contemporary Native Am
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Renowned for his ability to fuse modern metalsmithing techniques with traditional Plains Indian imagery, the work of Paul Szabo radiates with a simple elegance in both design and purpose.Imagery: Nort
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Our last blog post was “When Did The Indians Start Making Glass Beads?” So to summarize, they did not make glass beads. Beads were introduced into their work when the explorers came and trading began.
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This is a really good question, and I have had the opportunity to answer it many times over the years.The Plains Indians never made glass beads. In fact, glass beads were first brought here by explore
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Here in the Northern Plains, you can already smell the frost coming, the leaves will begin to change color and then the snow will come. But before all of that, we have one last chance to enjoy the com
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