Devil's Tower
Topics - archaeology, anthropology, astronomy/cosmology - NA cultural astronomy - star stories & Turtle Island, Coyote Stories; geology, grasslands paleontology; The Spell of the Sensuous & Becoming Animal - birds, &critters, bison, wolves, wildflowers, trees, water, earthquakes; Native American Nations & Reservations; NA Issues, education and languages; the Sioux & Indian Wars - treaties, battlegrounds; fishing, bicycling, Oregon Trail, California Trail, Mormon Trail, Pony Express Trail, Bozeman Trail, The Seven Paths: Changing One's Way of Walking in the World, The Five Legends: A Journey to Heal Divided Hearts, The Horse
Itinerary - RoadTrippers map0
Native Land Digital Map
Wyoming State Parks
Days 1-5 May 17-21, 2023
1. Thunder Basin National Grassland WY 228 mi., 3.5 hrs.
2. Custer State Park SD 90 mi., 1.5 campgrounds
Native Land Digital Map
Wyoming State Parks
Days 1-5 May 17-21, 2023
1. Thunder Basin National Grassland WY 228 mi., 3.5 hrs.
2. Custer State Park SD 90 mi., 1.5 campgrounds
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3. Angostura Recreation Area - Sheps Canyon Recreation Area on Angostura Reservoir 56. mi., 1 hr.
4. The Indian Museum of North America at Crazy Horse Mountain Memorial Facebook
49 mi., 1 hr. 13 min.
5. Black Hills National Forest SD 26 mi. 1 hr.
Black Hills Resilient Landscapes Project Implementation - Map
Lakota Origin Story by Elder Duane Hollow Horn Bear video 5:39
Native Plants
Day 6 May 22, 2023
6. Bear Butte State Park
4. The Indian Museum of North America at Crazy Horse Mountain Memorial Facebook
49 mi., 1 hr. 13 min.
5. Black Hills National Forest SD 26 mi. 1 hr.
Black Hills Resilient Landscapes Project Implementation - Map
Lakota Origin Story by Elder Duane Hollow Horn Bear video 5:39
Native Plants
Day 6 May 22, 2023
6. Bear Butte State Park
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7. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway Spearfish, SD 31 mi., .5 hr. 19-mile stretch of US Highway 14A from the town of Spearfish on the northern edge of the Black Hills
Spearfish Canyon Recreation Area on Angostura Res. campground
Spearfish Canyon Nature Area
Days 7-8 May 23-24, 2023
8. Devil's Tower National Monument WY 70 mi., 1.5 hrs.
Devil's Tower Natural History Association
9. Keyhole State Park - camping 38 mi., 45 min.
Day 8 May 25, 2023
10. Weston Recreation Area WY 30 mi. north of Gillette. 47 mi., 1 hr. Also known as the Spring Creek, about 30 north of Gillette via State Highway 59 - Weston Reservoir Pond where large trout are just waiting to be caught.
Day 9 May 26, 2023
11. Fort Phil Kearney - Banner, WY 90 mi., 1.5 hrs. The Fetterman Massacre The Fetterman Massacre - Determined to challenge the growing American military presence in their territory, Native Americans in northern Wyoming lure Lieutenant Colonel William Fetterman and his soldiers into a deadly ambush on December 21, 1866.
The Fetterman Massacre or the Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands or the Battle of a Hundred Slain,[1] was a battle during Red Cloud's War on December 21, 1866, between a confederation of the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and a detachment of the United States Army, based at Fort Phil Kearny
Days 10-11 May 27-28, 2023
12. Little Bighorn Battlefield Crow Agency, MT 86 mi., 1.5 hrs.
Days 12-13 May 29- 30, 2023
13. Bighorn Medicine Wheel Lovell, WY 109 mi., 2.25 mi.
Days 14-15 May 31-June1, 2023
14. Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site Hyatville, WY 107 mi., 2 hrs. video 4800 Co Rd 52, Hyattville, WY 82428
15. Legend Rock State Petroglyph Site Thermopolis, WY 105 mi., 2 hrs. - video
Day 16 June 2, 2023
16. Cheyenne 340 mi., 5.5 hrs.
Indian Treaty Territories
Side Trips
Heart Mountain NHS Powell, WY 70 mi., 1.5 hrs.
Oregon Trail Historic Byway - The Oregon Trail Historic Byway begins on US 26 at the Wyoming/Nebraska border. From there it follows US 26 west through Torrington, Lingle, Fort Laramie, and Guernsey to the intersection with Interstate 25 at Dwyer Junction. The total length is 57 miles and should take an hour and a half without stopping.
Star Stories
The stars you see in the sky are in the exact same place they were (more or less) when your ancestors gazed upward thousands of years ago? Mitakuye oyasin! Rejoice!
SEE bibliography, below.
- from Western Slope Skies - Astronomy in Indigenous North American Cultures:
Black Canyon Astronomical Society What is archaeoastromy?
Indigenous North American cultures perceive the night sky and how it was and is intertwined in their lives. This is a formal area of research called archaeo-astronomy. It twins closely with ethno-astronomy – the study of astronomy in modern indigenous cultures.
The night sky is mystical to many cultures. Untouchable, seen only part of the day, changing from month to month, yet it clearly has an impact on life on the earth in terms of agriculture, weather changes, and navigation.
While the formations that various cultures perceive in the sky often vary among cultures, almost all assign high importance to Polaris. The Navajo tribes call Polaris The Central Fire. The Pawnee of Nebraska call Polaris The Star That Does Not Walk Around. They also call Polaris the Chief Star, as its stationary position represents stability and control of life.
Along with Polaris, the Pawnee see a semi-circle of stars they call the Great Council of Chiefs. We know is as Corona Borealis.
The Pleides - The Seven Sisters Who are the 7 sisters?
Pleiades is a group of seven stars sometimes called the Seven Sisters, part of a larger constellation known as Taurus, or the Bull. On a clear winter's night, look south; you may see Pleiades. The Iroquoian new year begins on this date and lasts for eight days. THE DANCE OF THE 7 SISTERS (AN IROQUOIAN LEGEND) Devil's Tower/The Pleides Arikera The Girl and Her Seven Brothers
Lakota Star - Earth Maps and Tables
The stars you see in the sky are in the exact same place they were (more or less) when your ancestors gazed upward thousands of years ago? Mitakuye oyasin! Rejoice!
SEE bibliography, below.
- from Western Slope Skies - Astronomy in Indigenous North American Cultures:
Black Canyon Astronomical Society What is archaeoastromy?
Indigenous North American cultures perceive the night sky and how it was and is intertwined in their lives. This is a formal area of research called archaeo-astronomy. It twins closely with ethno-astronomy – the study of astronomy in modern indigenous cultures.
The night sky is mystical to many cultures. Untouchable, seen only part of the day, changing from month to month, yet it clearly has an impact on life on the earth in terms of agriculture, weather changes, and navigation.
While the formations that various cultures perceive in the sky often vary among cultures, almost all assign high importance to Polaris. The Navajo tribes call Polaris The Central Fire. The Pawnee of Nebraska call Polaris The Star That Does Not Walk Around. They also call Polaris the Chief Star, as its stationary position represents stability and control of life.
Along with Polaris, the Pawnee see a semi-circle of stars they call the Great Council of Chiefs. We know is as Corona Borealis.
The Pleides - The Seven Sisters Who are the 7 sisters?
Pleiades is a group of seven stars sometimes called the Seven Sisters, part of a larger constellation known as Taurus, or the Bull. On a clear winter's night, look south; you may see Pleiades. The Iroquoian new year begins on this date and lasts for eight days. THE DANCE OF THE 7 SISTERS (AN IROQUOIAN LEGEND) Devil's Tower/The Pleides Arikera The Girl and Her Seven Brothers
Lakota Star - Earth Maps and Tables
Nine traditional Native American stories that are part of the National Museum of the American Indian inaugural exhibition "Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World," which is on view through April 20, 2019.
Weaving Woman: Musings and Meditations on the Feminine MythosThe Lover Star A Chipewyan story of the tragic love between a woman and a wandering star.
The Star That Does Not Move The Paiute story about the North Star, created by the god Shinob when his goat son Na-gah is trapped after climbing to the top of a mountain.
Quillwork Girl and Her New Seven Brothers - Cheyenne story of how the Big Dipper came to be when a girl and her loyal brothers escape from a bison.
The Never-ending Bear Hunt The Iroquois story about three hunters who follow a bear into the sky and become the stars forming the handle of the Big Dipper.
The Younger Sister - Cree The Cree story of two sisters and shows that impulsive choices can lead to surprising results.
Poia's Journey A Blackfoot story of Poia, the son of a woman and Morning Star. It is one of nine traditional Native American stories that are part of the National Museum of the American Indian inaugural exhibition "Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World," which is on view through April 20, 2019.
Itcohorucika and His Brothers The Ho-Chunk story of jealous brothers and good brothers, who are really stars.
The Fox and the Stars - The Chippewa story describing how a man's pet fox scattered the stars across the sky.
The Turtle Story, a Native American Account of Earthquakes A Native American accounting of how earthquakes occur, told by storyteller and USC alumna Jacque Tahuka-Nunez (tribal descendant of the Acjachemen Nation), filmed by SCEC UseIT interns. The story comes from the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe, a California Indian Tribe also known as the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians. This project is part of the "Native California is Earthquake Country" partnership between SCEC and the Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, CA. Jacque is also the director of Journeys to the Past (http://www.journeystothepast.com/inde...) which seeks to educate and enlighten others to our precious culture while encouraging them to capture their own heritage. Storyteller: Jacque Tahuka-Nunez Song: Gabrielino-Tongva Ancestor Song Musician/Singer: Virginia Carmelo (Gabrielino-Tongva tribal member) Filmed and edit by: David Bolen, Jonathan Ho, Ben Anderson (SCEC UseIT Interns) Set Design: Ed Nunez, Lawrence Garcia Executive Producers: Dr. Robert de Groot, Helen Corral-Bonner Special Thanks: Sherman Indian High School A production of Southern California Earthquake Center.
The Ojibwe Legend of Turtle Island
The Story of Turtle Island as guarded and shared by Jacob (Mowegan) Wawatie The Story of Turtle Island as guarded and shared by Jacob (Mowegan) Wawatie: people coming from Turtle Island understand their existence as a harmonious passage through the land, a living organism. Perceiving Turtle Island as such changes the relationship we have with the territory. This story will modify the way you comprehend the land, it will help us in bringing back sacred time, honoring the land we come from Jacob Wawatie was a holy medicine man among the Anishinaabeg Confederacy. He fought against colonialism, capitalism, and the long nightmare of patriarchy. The teachings he imparted in different settings, above all the University of Ottawa, found a path tot the hearts and spirits of hundreds of enlightened students. He received the guardianship of the story of Akiminak Nimitik (the back of the turtle) directly from his great grandmother who insisted on the sacred nature of this story. Jacob guarded and shared this story as such everytime he had the opportunity to share them, especially with younger generations, The most important quality of this story is that this IS the natural Constitution of the sentient beings living on the back of the turtle and indigenous peoples living on these territories have to thread the land lightly and lovigly, thusly becoming Good Ancestors. Share this beautiful story with your friends, your family, your students. and come back to it, from time to time, to keep it as a beacon in your life.
The Star Boy and the Seven Sisters by Lakota Elder Duane Hollow Horn Bear
Lakota Origin Story by Elder Duane Hollow Horn Bear
The Story Of The Eagle Lakota Legend The Tradional Lakota Story Of The Eagle and the Great Sacrifice Given to Mankind. StoryTeller Joseph Marshal III gives a legendary Story based on the "Lakota Way". WE ARE ONE
THE LEGEND OF THE TWO WOLVES
THE LEGEND OF THE SACRED MOUNTAIN
THE LEGEND OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS || The Salmon of Alaska The White Bear This speaks of our own inner potential to overcome tremendous challenges and—in so doing—become a light in this darkened world. Anasazi Foundation is a nonprofit 501©(3) wilderness therapy program headquartered in Mesa, Arizona. Anasazi Foundation gives young people an opportunity, through a primitive living experience and a philosophy that invites healing at the hands of nature, to effect a change of heart--a change in one's whole way of walking in the world. Many of the unique and life-changing teachings at Anasazi Foundation were inspired by two of its co-founders: Ezekiel C. Sanchez (a Totonac Indian whose given name is Good Buffalo Eagle) and his wife, Pauline Martin Sanchez (a Navajo native whose given name is Gentle White Dove). For more than thirty years these teachings have helped families turn their hearts to one another, begin anew, and walk in harmony in the wilderness of the world.
"Spider Woman Teaches the Navajo" Read Aloud by Ms. Torres - Navajo Weaving/Weaving Woman
Weaving Woman: Musings and Meditations on the Feminine Mythos There is no such thing as a completed definition of woman, says author, psychologist, and Jungian Analyst Barbara Black Koltuv. Women are always in the process of becoming and weaving together all the elements of their lives into their own unique patterns. Weaving is a process; woman is the essence of this book. Every woman will experience blood mysteries, dealing with mother, being a daughter, Amazon, Hetaerae, and integrating the shadow.
The Meadowlarks
Coyote Stories
The Seven Paths: Changing One's Way of Walking in the World
The Five Legends: A Journey to Heal Divided Hearts
WILDERNESS THERAPY by Anasazi Foundation | Hieroglyphic Trail, Superstition Mountains
Wilderness Therapy by Anasazi Foundation || Peaceful Oasis in Arizona
The Star That Does Not Move The Paiute story about the North Star, created by the god Shinob when his goat son Na-gah is trapped after climbing to the top of a mountain.
Quillwork Girl and Her New Seven Brothers - Cheyenne story of how the Big Dipper came to be when a girl and her loyal brothers escape from a bison.
The Never-ending Bear Hunt The Iroquois story about three hunters who follow a bear into the sky and become the stars forming the handle of the Big Dipper.
The Younger Sister - Cree The Cree story of two sisters and shows that impulsive choices can lead to surprising results.
Poia's Journey A Blackfoot story of Poia, the son of a woman and Morning Star. It is one of nine traditional Native American stories that are part of the National Museum of the American Indian inaugural exhibition "Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World," which is on view through April 20, 2019.
Itcohorucika and His Brothers The Ho-Chunk story of jealous brothers and good brothers, who are really stars.
The Fox and the Stars - The Chippewa story describing how a man's pet fox scattered the stars across the sky.
The Turtle Story, a Native American Account of Earthquakes A Native American accounting of how earthquakes occur, told by storyteller and USC alumna Jacque Tahuka-Nunez (tribal descendant of the Acjachemen Nation), filmed by SCEC UseIT interns. The story comes from the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe, a California Indian Tribe also known as the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians. This project is part of the "Native California is Earthquake Country" partnership between SCEC and the Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, CA. Jacque is also the director of Journeys to the Past (http://www.journeystothepast.com/inde...) which seeks to educate and enlighten others to our precious culture while encouraging them to capture their own heritage. Storyteller: Jacque Tahuka-Nunez Song: Gabrielino-Tongva Ancestor Song Musician/Singer: Virginia Carmelo (Gabrielino-Tongva tribal member) Filmed and edit by: David Bolen, Jonathan Ho, Ben Anderson (SCEC UseIT Interns) Set Design: Ed Nunez, Lawrence Garcia Executive Producers: Dr. Robert de Groot, Helen Corral-Bonner Special Thanks: Sherman Indian High School A production of Southern California Earthquake Center.
The Ojibwe Legend of Turtle Island
The Story of Turtle Island as guarded and shared by Jacob (Mowegan) Wawatie The Story of Turtle Island as guarded and shared by Jacob (Mowegan) Wawatie: people coming from Turtle Island understand their existence as a harmonious passage through the land, a living organism. Perceiving Turtle Island as such changes the relationship we have with the territory. This story will modify the way you comprehend the land, it will help us in bringing back sacred time, honoring the land we come from Jacob Wawatie was a holy medicine man among the Anishinaabeg Confederacy. He fought against colonialism, capitalism, and the long nightmare of patriarchy. The teachings he imparted in different settings, above all the University of Ottawa, found a path tot the hearts and spirits of hundreds of enlightened students. He received the guardianship of the story of Akiminak Nimitik (the back of the turtle) directly from his great grandmother who insisted on the sacred nature of this story. Jacob guarded and shared this story as such everytime he had the opportunity to share them, especially with younger generations, The most important quality of this story is that this IS the natural Constitution of the sentient beings living on the back of the turtle and indigenous peoples living on these territories have to thread the land lightly and lovigly, thusly becoming Good Ancestors. Share this beautiful story with your friends, your family, your students. and come back to it, from time to time, to keep it as a beacon in your life.
The Star Boy and the Seven Sisters by Lakota Elder Duane Hollow Horn Bear
Lakota Origin Story by Elder Duane Hollow Horn Bear
The Story Of The Eagle Lakota Legend The Tradional Lakota Story Of The Eagle and the Great Sacrifice Given to Mankind. StoryTeller Joseph Marshal III gives a legendary Story based on the "Lakota Way". WE ARE ONE
THE LEGEND OF THE TWO WOLVES
THE LEGEND OF THE SACRED MOUNTAIN
THE LEGEND OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS || The Salmon of Alaska The White Bear This speaks of our own inner potential to overcome tremendous challenges and—in so doing—become a light in this darkened world. Anasazi Foundation is a nonprofit 501©(3) wilderness therapy program headquartered in Mesa, Arizona. Anasazi Foundation gives young people an opportunity, through a primitive living experience and a philosophy that invites healing at the hands of nature, to effect a change of heart--a change in one's whole way of walking in the world. Many of the unique and life-changing teachings at Anasazi Foundation were inspired by two of its co-founders: Ezekiel C. Sanchez (a Totonac Indian whose given name is Good Buffalo Eagle) and his wife, Pauline Martin Sanchez (a Navajo native whose given name is Gentle White Dove). For more than thirty years these teachings have helped families turn their hearts to one another, begin anew, and walk in harmony in the wilderness of the world.
"Spider Woman Teaches the Navajo" Read Aloud by Ms. Torres - Navajo Weaving/Weaving Woman
Weaving Woman: Musings and Meditations on the Feminine Mythos There is no such thing as a completed definition of woman, says author, psychologist, and Jungian Analyst Barbara Black Koltuv. Women are always in the process of becoming and weaving together all the elements of their lives into their own unique patterns. Weaving is a process; woman is the essence of this book. Every woman will experience blood mysteries, dealing with mother, being a daughter, Amazon, Hetaerae, and integrating the shadow.
The Meadowlarks
Coyote Stories
The Seven Paths: Changing One's Way of Walking in the World
The Five Legends: A Journey to Heal Divided Hearts
WILDERNESS THERAPY by Anasazi Foundation | Hieroglyphic Trail, Superstition Mountains
Wilderness Therapy by Anasazi Foundation || Peaceful Oasis in Arizona
Bibliography
Sharing the Skies: Navajo Astronomy by David Begay (Author), Nancy C. Maryboy (Author) (2010)
This cross-cultural view of Navajo and Western astronomy provides a look at traditional Navajo astronomy, including their constellations and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. Sharing the Skies provides a look at traditional Navajo astronomy, including their constellations and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. In addition, this book offers a comparison of the Navajo astronomy with the Greek (Western) perceptions. Beautifully illustrated with original paintings from a Navajo artist and scientifically enhanced with NASA photography. 57 color and 8 b/w illustrations
They Dance in the Sky - Native American Star Myths by Jean Guard Monroe (Author), Ray A Williamson (Author), Edgar Stewart (Illustrator)
For countless generations, Native American storytellers have watched the night sky and told tales of the stars and the constellations. The stars themselves tell many tales—of children who have danced away from home, of six brothers who rescue a maiden from the fearful Rolling Skull, of the great wounded sky bear, whose blood turns the autumn leaves red, and many more.
D(l)Akota Star Map Constellation Guidebook: An Introduction to D(l)Akota Star Knowledge by Annette Sharon Lee (2014-06-25)
Sharing the Skies: Navajo Astronomy by David Begay (Author), Nancy C. Maryboy (Author) (2010)
This cross-cultural view of Navajo and Western astronomy provides a look at traditional Navajo astronomy, including their constellations and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. Sharing the Skies provides a look at traditional Navajo astronomy, including their constellations and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it. In addition, this book offers a comparison of the Navajo astronomy with the Greek (Western) perceptions. Beautifully illustrated with original paintings from a Navajo artist and scientifically enhanced with NASA photography. 57 color and 8 b/w illustrations
They Dance in the Sky - Native American Star Myths by Jean Guard Monroe (Author), Ray A Williamson (Author), Edgar Stewart (Illustrator)
For countless generations, Native American storytellers have watched the night sky and told tales of the stars and the constellations. The stars themselves tell many tales—of children who have danced away from home, of six brothers who rescue a maiden from the fearful Rolling Skull, of the great wounded sky bear, whose blood turns the autumn leaves red, and many more.
D(l)Akota Star Map Constellation Guidebook: An Introduction to D(l)Akota Star Knowledge by Annette Sharon Lee (2014-06-25)