This picture of Water Protectors was posted by Indigenous on Twitter today:
The regalia worn by the horses is incredibly ornate and demonstrates great craftsmanship. I wondered if there was a special name for these items but they are usually described simply as horse masks. However, there is great significance attached to them as the horses wearing them become Spirit Horses.
I was intrigued and discovered this article from a couple of years ago with a photo gallery: Indian Country Today
There is a lovely article and more beautiful horses here: http://www.erikalarsenphoto.com/collections/people-of-the-horse/
Comments
Here are a couple here. Couldn't they put this stuff on the railways to move it?
Love the middle poster! Any idea who by, I cannot see a name on it. The problem with oil trains is there have been so many accidents already - what we really need is what Natives and others have been saying for some time now: leave it in the ground. Unfortunately getting the masses to give up their cars in particular and oil dependence generally is going to be a hard task. We tend to focus on 'evil' corporations and rightly so - but who is keeping them in business?
Of course the DAPL protest is just as much about sovereignty and treaty rights. The whole thing is wrong on every count.
Hi Sue
Middle poster by Jackie Fawn illustrations.
We could have free energy, it was offered to the govt. by 'visitors.' We have been made to become oil dependent and heavily taxed for the privilege.
Rail is the least damaging option if this has to be transported, it'll take some oil to fill that pipe.
This time, unlike Wounded Knee in 1973, the media is not just a few channels, people journalism is out there and everywhere, it is a lot more difficult to control. Also this time people from many tribes and non Indians are visibly showing support.
Found another you may like -
Oh yea ... that one's great!