January 4 was a fairly inauspicious day in history… in 46 BC Julius Caesar defeated Titus Labienus, in 1896 Utah became the 45th state, and in 1958 Sputnik 1 fell to Earth from orbit.
It was on January 1st, 1889 that Wovoka had his prophetic vision. It had spread throughout the West, bringing hope to the devastated native populations, and many Lakota were convinced that the Spirit Dance would bring back the vitality of earlier times when life had be...
Rueben Fast Horse, a Lakota from Standing Rock Indian Reservation and Native American tour guide at www.ndn2rs.com 'speaks' in Indian sign language. Rueben is a singer, Native American flute player, traditional storyteller, raconteur and a fluent Lakota language speake...
