Pipe Ceremony (part-1) - Leonard Crow Dog & Wallace Black Elk - Trail of Broken Treaties, 1972

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The Trail of Broken Treaties was a central protest event of the Red Power activist period of the 1970s, and was organized by members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) to bring national attention to Native grievances. The "trail" began on the West Coast in the late summer of 1972 as an automobile caravan composed of Indians from across the country who intended to demonstrate their concerns in Washington, D.C. As it proceeded east, the caravan stopped by reservations and urban Indian communities to drum up support, recruit participants, conduct workshops, and draft an agenda for Indian policy reform.

On November 3, 1972, the culmination of their cross-country journey in the Trail of Broken Treaties ended with a group of around 500 AIM members taking over the Interior building in Washington, D.C. to bring attention to American Indian issues such as living standards and treaty rights.

www.encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauru…

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Leonard Crow Dog was a medicine man and spiritual leader who became well known during the Lakota takeover of the town of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1973, known as the Wounded Knee Incident. Through his writings and teachings, he has sought to unify Indian people of all nations

Regarded by many as the spiritual leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM), Leonard Crow Dog played an influential role, beginning in the 1960s, in the effort to secure greater rights for Native peoples. A member of the Sicangu Lakota, Crow Dog participated in numerous rallies and demonstrations across the country and was often jailed in the process. He was also responsible for expanding AIM’s scope, speaking out not only for justice and tribal sovereignty, but also for the revitalization of traditional rituals and ceremonies that had waned in the recent past.

Crow Dog’s priorities shaped the Native American Self-Determination and Education Act, a landmark bill signed in 1975 that swung the pendulum away from assimilation and toward greater respect for cultural traditions.

www.si.edu/object/leonard-crow-dog%3Anpg_NPG.2007.…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Crow_Dog

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Grandfather Wallace Black Elk was a traditional Lakota Elder and Spiritual Teacher. Wallace was a second cousin of the war chief, Crazy Horse. Grandfather Wallace was born and raised on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and has been trained since childhood in the sacred ways of his people. He was a carrier of the Channupa (sacred prayer pipe) for all people.

Grandfather Wallace was present at the occupation of Wounded Knee, and has been politically active in fighting for the rights of Native American people. He was a spiritual leader and had served as an international lecturer and as a Native American representative to the United Nations.

www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/195139.Black_Elk

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All Comments (21)
  • @jbe8959
    these videos were recently brought to my attention today.. I am (Lakol Pejuta Wi) the youngest of Wallace Black Elk. For those who are saddened our elders have made their journey to the spirit world.. understand.. We have not lost anything just because they are no longer with us in physical form. We the offsprings carry on these ways with the wisdom and knowledge with the guidance of the great ones such as my dad and uncle.. because they will still communicate and help mankind.. through our ceremonies. They entrusted ALL of us who acquired whatever teachings..to continue their legacies... especially we the offsprings take on many platforms... Perhaps you will meet us one day..
  • @patriciosandoval7314
    All the honor and glory to our ancestors ! They are all living in ours chest-hearts❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
  • @andrewcatt-ironshell7734
    Their lessons have even more meaning in todays time. I miss these two Uncles of mine. University of the universe. Where did they learn these things? You are standing on it.
  • @s.v.662
    The 10 Commandments should be enough but peace on earth and goodwill towards men has never been executed. Black Elk
  • @Bornagain1976
    So Grateful for this Beautiful Sanity of Heart - restores my Hope. Thank You.
  • @faunwillow
    ❤pepoem i wrote when i did peyote ceremony Cochice last stronghold Cheracowa Mountains. Rainbow Dripping Dream, come dance awhile and stay. Beings in a cool, green forest, you and I and others. Beaded bracelets and leather leggings and hours and hours of stitching time. Writing rhythems that sail through our hearts. The Red Man and the Sacred Pipe.❤
  • @s.v.662
    The Buffalo are being returned to the people. I never thought I'd see this day.
  • @user-sj4dk2nk1v
    Thanks you my dears ❤️❤️❤️🌈☀️🥰💕🦅
  • @ConquerYou
    Amazing history: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Crow_Dog
  • @eel908
    Crow dog i am with you always truth nature always finds a way to survive i hope we are not to late agarta gaia mother earth is alive and angry i feel change coming soon i prey for nature native American people and where ever human beings are too one day live in peace for the world to understand awareness of consciousness is what is coming that is what is and forever infinity chapter 8 tod