Pine Ridge Reservation South Dakota

Started February 1 and headed to Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.  We stayed at our favorite local B&B, the Wakpmani.  Old farmhouse 100 plus years right on the reservation.  Had the house to ourselves which was grand.  Photographed at Wounded Knee and took a hundred photos and 5 rolls of 120 film.  The weather was ok.   Horses along the bluff were very interested in what we were doing.  Emotionally charged area.  We talked with a local who said there will be an tribal walk commemorating the massacre and recent passing of Russell Means.  Vil Kilmer was be in attendance and hosting a meal for the attendees.  This is  February 26.

 

This is the ravine looking south where the battle/massacre happened December 29, 1890.

This is the iconic image of Big Foot's Frozen Body at wounded knee in 1890..

Had dinner at the west cafe in Gordon, Nebraska the night of the super bowl.  We ere the only customers in the cafe which was owned and run to a chinese man and his wife.

One of those pictures you wish you would have taken. 

Up early monday to leave for billings, montana.  jim could not find his shoes which he left the the back door to avoid bringing mud into the house.  so who would steal in the middle of nowhere. turns out The Swick's dog carried them out and put his boots in the wheat field.   

ON root we stopped at the Red Cloud Indian School which opened after the dakota wars as a boarding school for native youth.  thankfully they are not boarding kids anymore.  They have a heritge center where they show contemporary indian craft and fine art.  wow.

Lots of amazing work.  here is the exterior of one of the buildings, inside is the heritage center/

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