πͺΆ Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Stephanie Big Eagle
Today we honor Stephanie Big Eagle, a Yankton Sioux (Dakota & Lakota) traditional handpoke tattooist, author, and Indigenous activist whose life and art are acts of sacred reclamation. Stephanieβs work is not just.
A photo of a rest stop for Geronimo and other Apache leaders after their surrender ended the Apache Wars, 1886. They are on a Southern Pacific Railway train, near Nueces River, in San Antonio, Texas, en route to exile in Florida.
Credit: AJ MacDonald
In observance of Native American Heritage MonthπͺΆ, we proudly honor and celebrate Native Americans, explore their history and culture, acknowledge their achievements, contributions and perseverance, and show our appreciation and support to all communities.
Imagine a people so indomitable that neither armies, nor brutal winters, nor the loss of millions of buffalo could break them. Such are the Lakota, one of the most iconic nations of the Great Plains. Warriors, expert horsemen, and guardians of deep spiritual traditions,
I kicked off Native American Heritage Month by going to a pow wow with one of my dear friends. I got to wear my Native shawl eating fry bread under the moon and it was everything my soul needed. I love being Native and no one can take that away from me despite how many have tried