Native Legend

12/01/2024

This is Tatanka Means, Oglala. Lakota.....the son of Russell Means
Tatanka Means was born on February 19, 1985 in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA as Tatanka Wanbli Sapa Xila Sabe Means. He is known for his work on A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), The Host (2013) and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015). He's also a great comedian...
Tatanka Means Trivia-
His name means "Male Buffalo" in Lakota, he speaks Lakota.
He was the 2001 USA National Boxing Champion at age of 16.
His skills include horseback riding and powwow dancing.
He is featured in 2006 Indian Male calendar.
He is the son of American Indian activist and actor Russell Means.
His mother's name is Gloria.
Has a half brother named Scott.
His younger brother is Nataani Nez Means
First cousin of Jeremiah Bitsui.
He is a professional stand-up comedian.
He is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation in Pine Ridge South Dakota.
He was raised in Chinle, AZ on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation.
Won Best Actor in a Leading Role award at the Red Nation Film Festival (2012) for his role as Wolf in Judy Blume's Tiger Eyes.
Won Best Actor award at the Dreamspeakers Film Festival for his role as Jim Sundell in Derby Kings (2013).
Won Best Actor award at the Nevada International Film Festival for his role as Jim Sundell in Derby Kings (2013).
Tatanka has appeared in Into the West as “Crazy Horse,” The Burrowers as “Tall Ute,” Banshee as “Hoyt Rivers,” A Million Ways to Die in the West, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, The Host, Saints & Strangers, The Night Shift, Neither Wolf Nor Dog, and Graves.

12/01/2024

Gertrude Three Finger, Cheyenne, by William E. Irwin.

12/01/2024

Lone Wolf. Crow. Late 1800s. Montana. Photo by L.A. Huffman

12/01/2024

The Inuit people can't be imagined without their signature parkas, fashioned from fur and hide of the local wildlife. One of the many reasons why early European voyages into the Arctic circle failed is because they were underprepared for the extreme weather conditions of the north. They wore wool clothing, which kept them hot on the inside, but made them sweat a lot, which made their clothing freeze in the extreme temperatures. The Inuit never faced this problem, as they have been making their parkas from caribou deer or seal hide from as early as 22,000 BC (Siberia). The production of these parkas took weeks, and the tradition of making them was passed down from mother to daughter, taking years to master. Depending on the geographical location of the tribes, the design of the parkas varied according to the types of animals available. Beadwork, fringes and pendants frequently decorated the clothing. Roald Amundsen was the first explorer who outfitted his crew with Inuit clothing, which enabled him to successfully circumvent the North-West Passage in 1906. In the 20th century the use of traditional Inuit clothing declined, but it has seen a recent resurgence, as the Inuit strive to preserve their culture.

12/01/2024

Young Chief Joseph, Hinmuuttu-yalatlat (1840-1904)
Wallowa Band of the Nez Percé Tribe, Oregon and Idaho
His name means “Thunder Coming Up Over the Land From the Water”.
When Old Chief Joseph died, his son related, “I clasped my father’s hand and promised to do as he asked. A man who would not defend his father’s grave is worse than a wild beast.”

Now Chief in his own right, Young Joseph took up his father’s legacy despite constant lies and reneging from the US Government. In 1873, Young Joseph negotiated with the federal government to ensure his people could stay on their land in the Wallowa Valley, but by 1877 they had reversed their policy yet again. Unable to find any suitable land on the proffered Idaho reservation that wasn’t inhabited by the white man, he made one last effort to stay in the Wallowa Valley, but this fell on deaf ears.

Young Chief Joseph was informed that his people had 30 days to collect their livestock and move to the reservation. He pleaded for more time but was told that any Nez Percé presence in the Wallowa Valley beyond the 30-day mark would be considered an act of war, and war they did.
The U.S. Army’s pursuit of about 750 Nez Percé and a small allied band of the Palouse tribe, led by Chief Joseph and others, as they attempted to escape from Idaho became known as the Nez Percé War. Following a devastating five-day siege during freezing weather, with no food or blankets and the major war leaders dead, Chief Joseph formally surrendered to General Miles on the afternoon of October 5, 1877. 150 of his followers had been killed or wounded.
Young Joseph and 400 of his people were taken by train cross-country to Oklahoma. During the seven years they were kept there as “prisoners of war”, many died of epidemic diseases to which they had little immunity.

It wasn’t until 1885 that Young Chief Joseph and his followers were granted permission to return to the Pacific Northwest, but not to their ancestral homeland. They were taken to the Colville Indian Reservation in Nespelem, Washington where the Chief continued to lead his people until his death on September 21, 1904. The Chief Joseph band of Nez Percé who still live on the Colville Reservation bear his name in tribute.

12/01/2024

She is Half Navajo from the Navajo Nation of the Hon´agha´ahnii Clan and half Sans Arch Lakota Sioux of the Cheyenne River Tribe….made history as The First fulltime college student (Male or Female) to ever come out of the state of Kansas and win a National Intercollegiate Championship title and Belt!..Not Kansas University, not Kansas state university, or Wichita state university but from lil ol’ Haskell Indian Nations University!!!!!!…She fight out of the Haskell Boxing Club in Lawrence, KS…

24/12/2023

Always remember!!

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Best Caption ....

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