Ohiyesa speaks of Sioux tribal traditions
Ohiyesa speaks of Sioux tribal traditions in the book “The Soul Of The Indian” by Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman), first published in 1911 by the University of Nebraska Press.
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Time is Now to launch New Tribal Economies
AUTHOR: Terrance H. Booth, Sr., Director, Native Nations Sustainable Alliance and A. David Lester, Executive Director, Council on Energy Resources Tribes (CERT) “Indian business is not about money, it is about expressing our deeply held Indian Values in economic terms, to allow us to serve one another. Money is not the goal, money is a means, to allow a person to live according to our Indian ways.” (1) The late Ira C. Booth, Tribal Historian, Tsimshian quotes “Tribal Economic Development…
Origin of the Buffalo Dance
When the buffalo first came to be upon the land, they were not friendly to the people. When the hunters tried to coax them over the cliffs for the good of the villages, they were reluctant to offer themselves up.
They did not relish being turned into blankets and dried flesh for winter rations. They did not want their hooves and horn to become tools and utinsels nor did they welcome their sinew being used for sewing. "No, no," they said. We won't fall into your traps. And we will not fall for your tricks."
The Attack on the Giant Elk, an Apache legend
AUTHOR: An Apache Legend In the early days, animals and birds of monstrous size preyed upon the people; the giant Elk, the Eagle, and others devoured men, women, and children, until the gods were petitioned for relief. A deliverer was sent to them in the person of Jonayaíyin, the son of the old woman who lives in the West, and the second wife of the Sun. She divided her time between the Sun and the Waterfall, and by the latter…
Epitah from the resting place of Ten Bears
The long epitah engraved on the tombstone on Ten Bears' grave was written by Ten Bears himself before his death. Here it is.
Winged Raven
In the depths of blackness
Lies the Raven's beauty.
The Sun does glisten and gleam
Upon her fragile beating wings