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Letter of Support sent today to Elizabeth Warren #RemovetheStain #WoundedKnee

California to Remove Derogatory Term from Over 30 Place Names A racist term for a Native American woman will be removed from nearly three dozen geographic features and place names on California lands, the state Natural Resources Agency announced Friday.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom will remove derogatory term for Native American women from over 30 place names.

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yeah thank you. where? in your bio?

That's where I am from.

In South Dakota, debate over whether or not to burn items returned to Oglala Sioux by Mass. museum Descendants of the survivors of the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre disagree over what should happen to items returned to the Oglala Sioux tribe by a Barre, Massachusetts, museum last year. Tribal members ...

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In 9 days members of one family wants to burn sacred artifacts belonging to our ancestors at Wounded... Will they? And Why? Why is one family deciding for everyone else? That's not even our Lakota way.For many years, some members of a prominent family have claimed to be lineal descendants to my gr...

Why?

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A blog post from 2011 regarding us being at the Barre Library museum, asking for our peoples' belongings

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Statement from Spotted Elk Tiwahe regarding the “Bigfoot” or “Sitanka Statement from Spotted Elk Tiwahe regarding the "Bigfoot" or "Sitanka" Memorial Ride: We stand in solidarity with the HAWK1890 descendants of Wounded Knee Survivors. Over the years, we have consistent...

Statement from Spotted Elk Tiwahe and prior statement of HAWK1890 groups of descendants regarding the annual memorial ride.

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Repatriated items to be burned? - Lakota Times

Another article regarding Wounded Knee, artifacts and my challenges with respect to my grandfathers.

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One year later:  Fate of Wounded Knee sacred belongings still undecided

Have been very busy. One of the latest articles to come out regarding my ancestry and the current issues. More are coming.

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Verifiable truth about my grandfather from a primary source: a priest who knew everyone because he spoke several dialects of our language & who was wounded at Wounded Knee.

This is in his journal.

". . . Spotted Elk, called "Big Foot" by the whites, led a large Minneconjous . . ." #nativeamerican

back of north american indian ration ticket.

front of north american indian ration ticket.

drawings of ration tickets from an Historical view report 1890 (linked)

Indian ration tickets 1879-1885
Part of the treaty agreements were to provide food and clothing. Stations were designated and tickets issued at each agency..

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1890 historical report
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Interesting captures of wildlife. Photography is something I also like and especially of natural environments.

very interesting. pilamaye. (thanks)

This map is for Descendants of Survivors of Wounded Knee. We are locating families and creating maps of things in the lives of our ancestors.

The pipe is now carried by Arvol Looking Horse.

Photo 1891 of "Chiefs" at Wounded Knee having a council meeting.

A History of Military Service: Native Americans in the U.S. Military Yesterday and Today Native Americans serve in the United States military at a higher rate than any demographic in the entire country. Here is a look at American Indian and Native Alaskan contributions to the U.S. militar...

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Jasper “Junior” Spotted Elk Jr. (1927-2003) -... Jasper Spotted Elk Jr was the son of Jasper Spotted Elk Senior and grandson of Chief Spotted Elk who was also known as Chief Bigfoot, the Mniconjou leader of the people massacred at Wounded Knee. Jas...

Remembering my father who served in the US Army Airborne in WWII & parachuted into Japan & the Phillipines during war. He is buried, next to my brother Richard & our ancestors - 1st grave at the East gate at #WoundedKnee #NativemericanHeritageMonth #veterans

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Not only is November #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth it is also when we honor our #veterans .

Native Americans, volunteer to serve in the US Armed Forces at a higher ratio than any other ethnic group

Warriors Circle of Honor

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Girls of Holy Rosary Mission 1914
Just an historic photo I came across that I thought might interest others

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Crazy Horse was a magnificent warrior – 1907 Crazy Horse was a magnificent warriorElders have told us he was both Minneconjou and OglalaHere is an article about Crazy Horse from 1907. #nativeamericanheritagemonth

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Crazy Horse article from 1907

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Notice Regarding Lineal Descent and Wounded Knee Artifacts To all Institutions, public or private, media, and those interested in Chief Spotted Elk (later known as Chief Bigfoot) and the Wounded Knee massacre in 1890. We are writing to formally notify the pub...

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I am a direct lineal descendant of Chief Spotted Elk (Wounded Knee 1890) Others in my family tree are Lone Horn, Elk Voice Walking, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bear & Weasel Bear
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Dakota language lesson from 1850's #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #History #nativeTwitter #CulturalHeritage #language #revitalization

Anpetu Was'te Winyan

Ella Cara Deloria Ethnologist and scholar

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Minneconjou Lakota Winter Count In one Winter Count of the Minneconjou Lakota, the fourth line reads: "82 Onpan Kleska Ktepi (Wounded Knee fight) 1890." This entry, "Onpan Kleska Ktepi," is synonymous with "Unpan Gleska Ktepi," tran...

Spotted Elk on a Minneconjou Lakota Winter Count (kind of like a storyboard on hide summarizing the big events each year)

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I have tried to check in each day but the past week was exceptionally busy as I prepared, with others, for a meeting yesterday of Wounded Knee descendants of Survivors. It was a good meeting that @museek.bsky.social and I both attended. We spoke about a proper memorial & what to do with artifacts.

A sketch of my grandfather Lone Horn and two other prominent chiefs, drawn by Karl Wimar, a German American who sketched and painted Natives before the civil war. He was known as the Chronicler of the Missouri.
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There are many Artifacts out there said to have belonged to my grandfathers. This is one, example. We were not Blackfoot. My grandpa was Minneconjou Lakota. I don't believe I have ever seen a photo of him in such a headdress. Only wearing single feathers. americanindian.si.edu/collections-...