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15/08/2024

Fry Bread....Wow!!🙂

15/08/2024

Some of the Famous Indigenous chiefs.❤️✊

14/08/2024

Short Bull. Crow. Early 1900s. Photo by Richard Throssel. Source - University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center.

14/08/2024

The Mysterious Beauty: Native American
Native American women were depicted as attractive, desirable, and pious. Interestingly, that beauty was one that matched nineteenth-century beauty ideals for white women: light skin, carefully groomed hair, a thin and shapely body dressed in popular colors.
In some tribes, there is a belief that a person is composed of four things: a physical, an emotional, a mental and a spirit part. Together, these four elements make a person who must bring positivity to these elements to have a balanced life.
This fictitious Native American woman was also morally upstanding. Narratives focused on her superior housekeeping, her fierce devotion to her children, her piety and self-sacrifice. There are 2 conflicting theories on how she gained these: speculation that Native American women learned their values from their natural surroundings, another that they were transmitted through contact with missionaries and white settlers.
With recent movements for Native American rights, women tend to show themselves as they are: descendants of a persecuted nation. And their history, the one of their tribe and families, is sometimes quite enough to show their beauty.
Native American men were another story. Repeatedly portrayed as violent, ruthless, and cruel, they reflected nineteenth-century sexual, racial, and colonial fears. These portrayals reflected popular values by suggesting that ruthless Native American men could only be tamed by civilization or the tempering influence of a woman.
It would be easy to cast these gendered portrayals of indigenous women in a positive light, but they ended up hurting Native Americans more than they helped.
While the articles portrayed women in a positive light according to the criteria of the day, they simultaneously created a fictional Native-American woman, divorced from her
cultural heritage and male counterparts and dependent on the white population for her identity.
But the Native American community is still evolving in a society which abandoned them. Popular beauty standards in America don’t fit with their culture and traditions. Therefore, a lot of Native American women feel like outcasts.

13/08/2024

⚡️⚡️Crazy Horse – A Sacred Hero.⚡️⚡️Crazy Horse was born on the Republican River about 1845. He was killed at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, in 1877, so that he lived barely thirty-three years.He was an uncommonly handsome man. While not the equal of Gall in magnificence and imposing stature, he was physically perfect, an Apollo in symmetry. Furthermore he was a true type of Indian refinement and grace. He was modest and courteous as Chief Joseph; the difference is that he was a born warrior, while Joseph was not. However, he was a gentle warrior, a true brave, who stood for the highest ideal of the Sioux [Lakota.] Notwithstanding all that biased historians have said of him, it is only fair to judge a man by the estimate of his own people rather than that of his enemies.

13/08/2024

Before I was six years old, my grandparents and my mother had taught me that if all the green things that grow were taken from the earth, there could be no life. If all the four-legged creatures were taken from the earth, there could be no life. If all the winged creatures were taken from the earth, there could be no life. If all our relatives who crawl and swim and live within the earth were taken away, there could be no life. But if all the human beings were taken away, life on earth would flourish. That is how insignificant we are.”
Russell Means, Oglala Lakota Nation (November 10, 1939 – October 22, 2012).

11/08/2024

Jay Tavare is a Native American actor, writer, life coach, producer and successful blogger for Huffington Post.

As of 2023, Jay Tavare’s net worth is $5 million. He accumulated his net worth through acting career in film and television series, video game appearances.
In addition, he adds some through blogging career. Jay is best known for his role in film Street Fighter which is adaption of the video game Street Fighter and its video game tie-in, jay’s role was as Vega. He is among the famous personality list of 1971.
Born on 23 March 1971, Jay Tavare’s age is 52 Years Old as of 2023. Jay was born in Navajo Reservation, Arizona, United States of America. He spends his childhood in Europe by playing percussion and singing in several bands. He was born under sun sign of Aries. Jay Tavare’s nationality is American and his ethnicity is mixed.
Jay attended the University of Southern California but he dropped out to move his career path towards acting.

11/08/2024

Wondering why I never met a smile of native American tribes..
At a young age, I love reading pocket books about the american west and today posts about native American tribes, confirmed the stories I've read. Sympathizing with these grim sad photos of our brothers that relates the life events of their history.

10/08/2024

The only reason Natives visit is to do this. 🦅🪶
Never forget

10/08/2024

The Natives were here first. They should be teaching these kids the real history.

09/08/2024

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Rudy Youngblood is a Native American actor born on September 21, 1982. He is a member of the Comanche and Cree tribes. Youngblood is best known for his leading role as Jaguar Paw in Mel Gibson's film "Apocalypto," which gained acclaim for its use of the Maya language and indigenous actors.
In addition to acting, Rudy Youngblood is involved in various cultural and social activities, particularly related to the Native American community. He often participates in charity events, workshops, and educational programs to raise awareness about the culture and rights of Indigenous communities.
Rudy Youngblood is not only a talented actor but also a passionate community activist, always supporting efforts to improve the vision and lives of Native American communities. He frequently engages in charitable activities, contributing to improving living conditions and education for Indigenous communities.
Furthermore, Rudy Youngblood regularly participates in cultural and artistic events to introduce and preserve the cultural heritage of the Comanche and Cree tribes. He shares his experiences and stories through lectures and seminars, inspiring and instilling pride in the younger generations within the community.
Moreover, Rudy Youngblood's involvement in high-impact film projects has helped spread the message of cultural diversity and the value of Indigenous peoples to global audiences. He is an icon of representation and Indigenous pride in the entertainment industry.
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09/08/2024

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Image taken from page 74 of "The History of Monroe County, Iowa. Illustrated" published by Western Historical Company, 1878, over a green forested area.
Red Eagle or William Weatherford (1780 or 1781 - March 24, 1824) was a Creek chief. One of many mixed-race descendants of Southeast Indians who intermarried with European traders and later colonial settlers. Red Eagle was of mixed Creek, French and Scots ancestry.
He was raised as a Creek in the matrilineal nation and achieved his power in it, through his mother's prominent Wind Clan, as well as his father's trading connections. After showing his skill as a warrior, he was given the war name of Hopnicafutsahia. The Creek War (1813-1814), also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, was a regional war between opposing Creek factions, European empires, and the United States, taking place largely in Alabama and along the Gulf Coast.
Red Eagle became increasingly concerned about the influx of European Americans onto Creek land and eventually led a group known as “Red Sticks,” bent on protecting their land, their way of life, and their people from intruders.
Eventually the smaller forces of Red Sticks and the larger opposing forces led by General Andrew Jackson came against each other. The conflict ended in the decisive defeat of the Red Sticks at The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, near modern-day Dadeville, Alabama. Terms were drawn up that provided far less land than the Creek tribe had previously held.
The quote attributed to Chief Red Eagle reads, "Angry people want you to see how powerful they are.
Loving people want you to see how powerful YOU are."-End ID]

09/08/2024

Why Native Americans Have Protested Mount Rushmore
While Mount Rushmore is considered a treasured destination for some Americans, to Native Americans, it can represent a stinging legacy.
The faces of four U.S. presidents gaze from a granite face mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota. To some, Mount Rushmore is hailed as the “Shrine of Democracy.” To American Indians, the monument is typically considered a shrine of illegal occupation.
So while Mount Rushmore attracts some 3 million visitors annually as a tourist destination, it has also been the site of multiple American Indian protests and occupations. Among the most notable in the 20th century, were in 1970 and 1971, when Native American activists climbed and then occupied Mount Rushmore as a protest against what they declared as the theft and desecration of a spiritual site.
The 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie
Tribes such as the Shoshone, Salish, Kootenai Crow, Mandan, Arikara, and the Lakota have long lived around the Black Hills, a sanctuary the Lakota call “The Heart of Everything That Is.” Indigenous people knew the land centuries before white people had ever seen it, says Gerard Baker, a Mandan-Hidatsa Indian who served as Superintendent at Mount Rushmore National Memorial from 2004 to 2010.
The Black Hills were reserved for the Lakota (also known as the Teton Sioux) in the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie. But the discovery of gold in the region prompted U.S. prospectors to soon overrun the area, and the government began forcing the Sioux to give up their claims on the land.
Warriors, including Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led resistance against the land seizures, but, by 1877, the U.S. government had officially confiscated the land. Ever since, the Sioux and other American Indian activists have protested the U.S. government's claim to their ancestral lands.
American Indian Protests of 1970s
On August 29, 1970, a group of Native Americans, led by the San Francisco-based United Native Americans, ascended 3,000 feet to the top of Mount Rushmore and set up camp to protest the broken Treaty of Fort Laramie. The following year, on June 6, 1971, a group of Native Americans, led by the American Indian Movement (AIM), occupied the carved Mount Rushmore to demand the 1868 treaty be honored. Twenty Native Americans—nine men and 11 women—were eventually arrested and charged with climbing the monument.
Marcella Gilbert, a Lakota and Dakota community organizer, recalled watching televised coverage of her mother, AIM leader, Madonna Thunderhawk, occupying Mount Rushmore in 1970. The following year, at age 12, Gilbert participated in the next occupation. She remembers the event as being “cool,” but also a little tense. Upon a “let’s go” order, she ran with others to the top of the site.
She recalls that adults taking part in the occupation eventually noticed police and National Park Service rangers gathering below. A decision was made to take the younger members, including Gilbert, back down the mountain before the police arrived.
When an adult returned down the mountain with the children, Gilbert recalls watching from hidden locations as federal agents raided their camp. “We were in the trees,” says Gilbert. “I remember them tearing through our tents, just like they did at Standing Rock. Taking all the food, breaking into the shed.”
In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court awarded the Great Sioux Nation $105 million as compensation for their loss of the Black Hills, a sum that was rejected by the Sioux Nation. The tribes instead continued to demand the return of the land, and the rejected money remains in a government bank account.
Mount Rushmore Presidents and Their Conflicts With Native Americans
Baker says most park employees are well-versed in the traditional story of Mount Rushmore—and the U.S. presidents it honors. This history includes how, in 1924, South Dakota State Historian Doane Robinson asked sculptor John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum to carve a monument in the Black Hills. Borglum chose to carve George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln into Rushmore Peak. The National Park Service Mount Rushmore website cites Borglum’s reason for choosing the men, stating, “They represented the most important events in the history of the United States.”
Baker says he encouraged his National Park Service staff to expand the story of Mount Rushmore to include the history of American Indians. For example, the Mount Rushmore sculptor allotted the most prominent rock display to the first president of the United States, George Washington. As Dartmouth College Professor Collin G. Calloway writes in The Indian World of George Washington, Washington became known as "Town Destroyer" among the Iroquois after 1779 when he called for the "total destruction and devastation" of the American Indian settlements across upstate New York.
Borglum chose to depict President Jefferson, a primary author of the Declaration of Independence, for representing the growth of the United States. However, as James Rhonda writes in Thomas Jefferson and the Changing West, Jefferson also laid the groundwork for aggressively acquiring Indian land.
When Theodore Roosevelt took office as the 26th president in 1901, he’d already established a hostile relationship toward American Indians, saying in an 1886 speech, “I don’t go so far as to think that the only good Indians are the dead Indians, but I believe nine out of every 10 are.”
Borglum chose to memorialize Lincoln because, as he said, Lincoln represented “the preservation of the United States.” As Lincoln led preservation of the country during the American Civil War, he also signed off on an ex*****on order to hang 38 Dakota in Minnesota in what became the largest mass ex*****on in U.S. history.
“All those presidents did something good for the country," says Baker, but, he adds, they also played a part in the U.S. government's oppression of Native American cultures.. .

08/08/2024

Muscogee actor Will (Sonny) Sampson, who is most known for his role in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” playing opposite Jack Nicholson, will be posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Movie Hall of Fame at the Roxy Theater in Muskogee Oklahoma.
"Will was a dear friend, as was his son Tim and sister. Am happy that he is receiving this honor today. I had the privilege to work with Will in the mini-series 'Mystic Warrior' (1984). He gave me advice while working on this series. I was set to have the lead role and Will was to be cast as the medicine man. What happened was ABC ended up casting the lead role to an Irish actress, dyed her hair black and put contact lenses in and Will's character went to an Italian actor.' Will was a kind man and very supportive of my work. In 1983, he founded the American Indian Registry for the Performing Arts for Native American actors." - Joanelle Romero (RNCI Founder/actress/director/producer)
In addition to his incredible performance as the apparent deaf and mute Chief Bromden in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,” he also played Crazy Horse in the 1977 western “The White Buffalo,” as well as Taylor in “Poltergeist II: The Other Side” and Ten Bears in 1976's “The Outlaw Josey Wales.”For 20 years Sonny competed in rodeos, his specialty being bronco busting. He was also an artist, his artwork has been shown at the Gilcrease Museum and the Philbrook Museum of Art.During the filming of “The White Buffalo,” Sonny halted production by refusing to act when he discovered that ..

08/08/2024

Long before the arrival of the white man, women enjoyed a major role in the family life, economy, and government of the Cherokee Indians. The Cherokees originally lived in villages built along the rivers of western North Carolina, northwestern South Carolina, northern Georgia, and eastern Tennessee. When white men visited these villages in the early 1700s, they were surprised by the rights and privileges of Indian women.
Perhaps most surprising to Europeans was the Cherokees’ matrilineal kinship system. In a matrilineal kinship system, a person is related only to people on his mother’s side. His relatives are those who can be traced through a woman. In this way a child is related to his mother, and through her to his brothers and sisters. He also is related to his mother’s mother (grandmother), his mother’s brothers (uncles), and his mother’s sisters (aunts). The child is not related to the father, however. The most important male relative in a child’s life is his mother’s brother. Many Europeans never figured out how this kinship system worked. Those white men who married Indian women were shocked to discover that the Cherokees did not consider them to be related to their own children, and that mothers, not fathers, had control over the children.
Europeans also were astonished that women were the heads of Cherokee households. The Cherokees lived in extended families. This means that several generations (grandmother, mother, grandchildren) lived together as one family. Such a large family needed a number of different buildings. The roomy summer house was built of bark. The tiny winter house had thick clay walls and a roof, which kept in the heat from a fire smoldering on a central hearth. The household also had corn cribs and storage sheds. All these buildings belonged to the women in the family, and daughters inherited them from their mothers. A husband lived in the household of his wife (and her mother and sisters). If a husband and wife did not get along and decided to separate, the husband went home to his mother while any children remained with the wife in her home.
The family had a small garden near their houses and cultivated a particular section of the large fields which lay outside the village. Although men helped clear the fields and plant the crops, women did most of the farming because men were usually at war during the summer. The women used stone hoes or pointed sticks to cultivate corn, beans, squash, pumpkins, and sunflowers. Old women sat on platforms in the fields and chased away any crows or raccoons that tried to raid the fields.
In the winter when men traveled hundreds of miles to hunt bears, deer, turkeys, and other game, women stayed at home. They kept the fires burning in the winter houses, made baskets, pottery, clothing, and other things the family needed, cared for the children, and performed the chores for the household.
Perhaps because women were so important in the family and in the economy, they also had a voice in government. The Cherokees made decisions only after they discussed an issue for a long time and agreed on what they should do. The council meetings at which decisions were made were open to everyone including women. Women participated actively. Sometimes they urged the men to go to war to avenge an earlier enemy attack. At other times they advised peace. Women occasionally even fought in battles beside the men. The Cherokees called these women “War Women,” and all the people respected and honored them for their bravery.
By the 1800s the Cherokees had lost their independence and had become dominated by white Americans. At this time white Americans did not believe that it was proper for women to fight wars, vote, speak in public, work outside the home, or even control their own children. The Cherokees began to imitate whites, and Cherokee women lost much of their power and prestige. In the twentieth century, all women have had to struggle to acquire many of those rights which Cherokee women once freely enjoyed.
Color Quatie's family
The black disc in the diagram is Quatie, a Cherokee girl. Can you figure out which of the people in the diagram belong to her family and color them in? Remember, in early Cherokee culture the family unit was traced through the wives and not the husbands. The major members in each family were the mothers, aunts, grandmothers, brothers, and uncles, not fathers. After you color your choices, draw a big circle around all the people who would live together in the same household. (CLUE: This answer would include fathers.)...

07/08/2024

Hike to an Eagle Rock in Los Coyotes Rez. My Grandfather said the rocks in front are animals listening to the Eagle. 🦅
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07/08/2024

In the heart of the Lakota Sioux territory, where the rolling plains met the vast expanse of the sky, there lived a young man named Standing Bear. He belonged to the Oglala Lakota tribe, descendants of warriors and hunters whose spirits roamed the land like whispers on the wind.
Standing Bear was unlike any other in his tribe. From a young age, he possessed a keen curiosity about the world around him, an insatiable thirst for knowledge that drove him to seek wisdom from the elders and guidance from the spirits of his ancestors.
Despite the hardships that befell his people - the encroachment of settlers, the loss of their traditional lands - Standing Bear remained steadfast in his belief in the strength and resilience of the Lakota way of life. He knew that their culture was not just a relic of the past but a living, breathing force that bound them together as a community and gave them purpose in the face of adversity.
One day, as the sun painted the sky in hues of orange and gold, Standing Bear set out on a journey to the sacred Black Hills, a place of great significance to his people. Along the way, he encountered challenges and obstacles that tested his resolve, from treacherous terrain to fierce storms that threatened to engulf him.
But Standing Bear pressed on, guided by the wisdom of his ancestors and the spirit of his tribe. And as he stood atop a rocky outcrop overlooking the vast expanse of the Black Hills, he felt a sense of peace wash over him, a deep connection to the land and all its inhabitants.
In that moment, Standing Bear understood that the true strength of his people lay not in their ability to resist change but in their capacity to adapt and evolve while remaining true to their cultural heritage. He knew that the Lakota way of life was not just a thing of the past but a living, breathing force that would endure for generations to come.
And so, with a renewed sense of purpose and determination, Standing Bear returned to his tribe, carrying with him the lessons he had learned and the wisdom he had gained from his journey. He knew that the road ahead would not be easy, but he also knew that as long as they remained true to their culture and their traditions, the Lakota people would always find a way to stand tall, like the towering pines that dotted the Black Hills, resilient and unyielding in the face of adversity.

06/08/2024

𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐭 (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a National Board of Review Award.
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He has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Emmy Awards. Elliott was cast in the musical drama A Star Is Born (2018), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding prizes at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards. He also won a National Board of Review Award. Elliott starred as Shea Brennan in the American drama miniseries 1883 (2021–2022), for which he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
Elliott is known for his distinctive lanky physique, full mustache, and deep, sonorous voice. He began his acting career with minor appearances in The Way West (1967), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), season five of Mission: Impossible, and guest-starred on television in the Western Gunsmoke (1972) before landing his first lead film role in Frogs (1972). His film breakthrough was in the drama Lifeguard (1976). Elliott co-starred in the box office hit Mask (1985) and went on to star in several Louis L'Amour adaptations such as The Quick and the Dead (1987) and Conagher (1991), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. He received his second Golden Globe and first Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Buffalo Girls (1995). His other film credits from the early 1990s include as John Buford in the historical drama Gettysburg (1993) and as Virgil Earp in the Western Tombstone (also 1993). In 1998, he played the Stranger in The Big Lebowski.
In the 2000s, Elliott appeared in supporting roles in the drama We Were Soldiers (2002) and the superhero films Hulk (2003) and Ghost Rider (2007). In 2015, he guest-starred on the series Justified, which earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award, and in 2016 began starring in the Netflix series The Ranch. Elliott subsequently had a lead role in the comedy-drama The Hero.
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06/08/2024

The Native face in the mountain showed up just like it always does when it snows!
Maryville, Tennessee at the foot of Chilhowee Mountain.
Via Mary B. Thomas.

06/08/2024

Some folks got mad about this girl being on sports illustrated cuz she's a plus sized model...besides the fact she's fine and people are crazy it made me think why is she considered a "plus size model" .this is an average size woman 80 percent of females on earth are "plus sized" so why not just stop calling it that..Lol sh*ts weird y'all stop letting people convince you this is plus size and definitely don't let people convince you this ain't pretty.

05/08/2024

Happy Birthday to the remarkable Lily Gladstone! 🎂🍭
Lily Gladstone for being the first Native Indigenous Blackfeet/Nimíipuu Female in its eighty one year history, to win the Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards for her role in "Killers of the Flower Moon!"
"The villains are fairly obvious in “Flower Moon,” but Scorsese asks audiences to take a wider look at systemic racism, historical injustice and the corruptive influence of power and money, intriguingly tying together our past and present." ~ Brian Truitt,
"Gladstone, in the rare Scorsese film that gives center stage to a female character, is the emotional core here, and it's her face that stays etched in our memory."
~ Jocelyn Noveck
“This is for every little Rez kid, every little urban kid, every little Native kid out there who has a dream and is seeing themselves represented in our stories told by ourselves, in our own words...". ~ Lily Gladstone
"We Are Still Here!" 🪶
Top 📸: Mollie Kyle (Burkhart, Cobb) Osage, (1886-1937)
Bottom: Lily Gladstone, (Blackfeet-Nez Perce.
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05/08/2024

Today is his birthdayyy 🎂🎂
Happy 93nd birthday to him🎉🎉
No One Is Illegal on Stolen Land
Clint Eastwood is a famous American actor, film director, producer and composer, famous for his flourishing career in the entertainment industry. Born on May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, California, Eastwood rose to fame in the 1960s for his role as "The Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "The Dollar Trilogy" of spaghetti Westerns. He further solidified his status as a cultural icon with his role as Harry Callahan in the "Dirty Harry" film series, which began in 1971. Eastwood's career spanned more than six decades, during which he received won many awards, including multiple Oscars for best film. Director and Best Picture for "Unforgiven" (1992) and "Million Dollar Baby" (2004). Known for his stoic screen presence and tough personality, Eastwood has also directed and produced such critically acclaimed films as Mystic River (2003), Gran Torino (2008) and American Sniper (2014). In addition to his film work, Eastwood also dabbled in politics, serving as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, from 1986 to 1988. His contributions to cinema and his influence on Popular culture has made him one of its most respected people. and long-standing figures in Hollywood history.
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05/08/2024

The warrior you're looking at, is Sergeant , Billy Walks About, one of the most decorated Warriors in the Vietnam War. Sergeant walks about was awarded one distinguished service cross, 5 silver stars, 10 bronze Stars, and 6 purple hearts. Native tribes send more of their young men and women into battle more than any other race in the United States.

05/08/2024

Little Plume, Piegan,
Buckskin Charley, Ute,
Geronimo, Chiricahua Apache,
Quanah Parker, Comanche,
Hollow Horn Bear, Brulé,
and American Horse, Oglala
ca. 1900
Photo by Edward Curtis

04/08/2024

The Shoshone are an Indigenous tribe, who originated in the western Great Basin and spread north and east into present-day Idaho and Wyoming. By 1500, some Eastern Shoshone had crossed the Rocky Mountains into the Great Plains.
Shoshone, 1880.

04/08/2024

Native American women began quilting out of necessity during the late 19th century. Due to restrictions placed on Native American men, they were no longer able to leave the reservations for hunting and gathering resources. This meant that animal hides, which were used for making robes and clothing, became scarce. In response to this challenge, women turned to quilting as a practical solution for making bed coverings.
The art of quilting was primarily learned through various sources, including missionaries, the wives of government officials stationed on reservations, and boarding schools. Initially, Native American women created quilts with square or geometric patterns. However, over time, they developed a wide range of intricate geometric designs. Among these designs, the star quilt became particularly prevalent, especially among the Lakota tribe.
The star pattern holds a significant cultural and ceremonial place among the Lakota people. While star quilts were created by women from different tribes, the Lakota tribe made it their own. The star pattern holds symbolic meaning as it represents the morning star, an important symbol in Lakota beliefs and ceremonial life. Although the design may have been influenced by Euro-American designs, it also draws inspiration from traditional hide-painting traditions.
Quilting societies were organized by Lakota women, replacing the porcupine quill-working societies of the pre-reservation era. Membership in these quilting societies bestowed a higher standing within the community upon women. Additionally, the star quilt emerged as an object of cultural and economic importance among the Lakota people.
Traditionally, it was expected that all young Lakota women would make at least one star quilt to take to their new husband's home when they married. However, these quilts were rarely used for bed coverings. Instead, star quilts had specific cultural roles within Lakota Sioux life. They were often used as door coverings for dwellings or shelters during ceremonial events. In the yuwipi ceremonies, healers would wear star quilts as part of their attire. Furthermore, star quilts played a crucial role in giveaways and the various life-cycle events of the Sioux people, from birth to death.
In contemporary Lakota society, female relatives create small star quilts for newborn babies in their family. When news arrives of a Lakota person nearing the end of their life, groups of Sioux women may come together to create a star quilt in as little as four hours, which will be used during the memorial service. Star quilts are also given by Lakota tribal officials to honor prominent politicians and establish a reciprocal relationship.
Selling star quilts to tourists and collectors has become a significant source of income for Native American women. Quilt-makers have traditionally sold their creations in locations near reservations, such as Rapid City, South Dakota. However, with the rise of the internet, more Native American women are now able to showcase and sell their star quilts to the wider public.

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