The
Grattan Massacre happened on August 19th, 1854 near Fort Laramie in the
Nebraska Territory. The story goes that
Lieutenant John L. Grattan of the U.S. Army led twenty-nine soldiers and a
civi
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I AM NOT A NUMBER is based on true story about a young
Ojibway girl named Irene who along with two of her brothers are forced to go to
an Indian boarding school. Once there,
Irene is first separat
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Well in the time since all the motorcycles left Western South Dakota things have been very good. We were blessed with a fairly good response to harvesters bringing in South Dakota sage. Not as much as
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This book chronicles the story of Pine Ridge and Leonard Peltier. Controversial since its release, it was recalled for a time pending law suits over some of the content. This book portrays the politic
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This book has been considered for many years to be “the” reference manual for studying the people of the plains. Mails has done the research and has passed along in this book much of the day to day li
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Amos Bad Heart Bull, also known as Wanbli Wash ah (Eagle Bonnet) (1868-1913) - These are some of the earliest pieces of what is now known as ledger art which began as winter counts. Bad Heart Bull was
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This amazing book is just that for a number of reasons! Mails was actually invited by the dancers to document the Sun Dances on both the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Reservations which was pretty much unhea
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Author Barry Friedman, this book is everything you ever wanted to know about the rich history of both camp and trade blankets.It includes 320 full-color along with 60 black and white photographs by Ga
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Hot off the press! They are finally here! We recently received our inventory of 2023 Lakota Way calendars. They make great gift ideas and they're available both in-store and on our w
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Exciting things come to those who wait! This is the case at Prairie Edge this week as we were able to purchase a limited number of the John Baldwin “Of the American Frontier” series. We acquired both
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November has been named "National American Indian Heritage Month" since 1990 and has been renewed every year since 1994 by a presidential proclamation. Our country has come together to recognize the F
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Good Afternoon Family & Friends: Did you know that our home state of South Dakota was the first state to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day? It was an important step forward, on the State'
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