The name signifies one who was so capable in battle that even the sight of his horse inspired fear. This Oglala Sioux Chief fought in Red Cloud's War and went on to become the first President of the Pine Ridge Indian Council in 1883.

His main conc

"They made us many promises, more than I can remember.  But they kept but one – they promised to take our land… and they took it."

Red Cloud made a name for himself in territorial wars with the Crow, Ute, Pawnee and Shoshone.  Concerned about the es

Vincent Schilling

Born in 1810, he was known for his courage and resourcefulness from a young age.  As a 9 year old he became separated from his family when a herd of buffalo stampeded towards the river bank where he and his sister were playing; he led her to the safe

Wolf Robe was a Southern Cheyenne chief whose name first appears in connection with an attack on General Blunt's soldiers in 1864.  His people were forced onto the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation in Indian Territory in the late 1870s. 

He was gener

This organization helps animals (and their humans) on Pine Ridge Reservation with food, neutering and rehoming.

Oglala Pet Project

You can help a Navajo Elder who has chosen to live in a traditional way, by donating for food, firewood and yarn.  You can also adopt a specific Elder.

Adopt a Native Elder

"I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun.  I was born where there were no enclosures."

He was born Goyaa

Joseph’s father had converted to Christianity but tore up his bible when the gold rush led to the U.S. taking back millions of acres of Indian lands which were the subject of an 1855 treaty. This was followed by attempted forced removal of the tribe

Born Degataga (“Stands Firm”) in 1806, after the Treaty of New Echota in 1835 he led a migration of Cherokee people to Indian Territory in Eastern Oklahoma in defiance of Chief John Ross, believing that the U.S. foothold in the west was not so strong

So said George Bird Grinnell in his book 'The Fighting Cheyennes'.   Little Wolf was born around 1820 and had a reputation for generosity from a young age.  The story is told that one day when food was scarce and he was really hungry his mother gav

Just a short clip with great dancing!

Some gems in here:  "the Great White Father calls you his brother  ...   " helping the red man on his way to civilization"

"our purposes and motives towards the Indians have been wise, just and beneficent"  

Official Petition