Whispering Wind articles from September 2004

Whispering Wind archives from September 2004

From the editor.(Editorial)
September 1, 2004... This issue begins our 2005 publishing year and I am excited about the coming manuscripts yet to be published as well as this issue's contents. Thank You to staff writer Richard Green of England for his study of Teton Sioux leggings with...

Teton Sioux trade cloth leggings with undyed selvedge.
September 1, 2004... Examine a small number of photographs of Teton Sioux from the late 1880s onwards and you will be certain to see well-dressed males wearing distinctive leggings of woolen trade cloth with applied beaded strips in lane-stitch technique. Of...

Traditional footwear from the great Plains: Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto.
September 1, 2004... In October 2003 the world famous Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto opened its special exhibit of native footwear from the Plains and Prairies entitled 'Paths Across the Plains.' Along with their regular standing displays of footwear from around the...

Red Cloud's painted tipi.
September 1, 2004... There are three references for the design of Red Cloud's painted tipi. Figure 1 is the oldest, painted on a pipe bag (photo 1) which Red Cloud or his son Jack Red Cloud presented, about 1903, to his friend James H. Cook, a rancher living in the...

Lakota and Arapaho leaders, 1877.(Glimpses)
September 1, 2004... In the fall of 1877 a large delegation of Lakota and a few Arapaho headmen visited Washington, D.C. This was a tumultuous time for them and their people, and the prime goals of the visit were to secure favorable locations for their agencies...

Pitka's Point.(YukonCircle)
September 1, 2004... This school year finds me teaching in Pitka's Point, Alaska. It is called Pitkas by many for short. Pitkas is located along the banks of the Yukon River near the junction of the Yukon and Andreafsky Rivers, five miles southwest of St...

The Great Ball Game of the Birds and Animals.(Children's Review)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... The Great Ball Game of the Birds and Animals. Illustrated by Murv Jacobs. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 2003. How Medicine Came to the People: A Tale of the Ancient Cherokees. llustrated by Murv Jacobs. Albuquerque: University of New...

Sioux Winter Count: A 131-Year Calendar of Events.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... Sioux Winter Count: A 131-Year Calendar of Events by Roberta Carkeek Cheney. Traditional Interpretation by Kills Two. Illustrations by Ralph Shane. Happy Camp, CA: Naturegraph Publishers, Inc. Paper, 64 pp. ISBN Number 0-87961-249-5 There...

The Pawnee Ghost Dance Hand Game: Ghost Dance Revival and Ethnic Identity.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... The Pawnee Ghost Dance Hand Game: Ghost Dance Revival and Ethnic Identity by Alexander Lesser. Introduction to Bison Books edition by Alice Beck Kehoe. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Paper, 340 pp. ISBN Number 0-8032-7965-5. ...

Artist profile--Souls on Monday.(MusicCorner)(rock band)
September 1, 2004... Hailing from southwest Louisiana, this five-piece combo is hard rock at its very best! True road warriors for the past thirteen years, they've developed a large local following stretching all the way from Houston, Texas to the Mississippi Gulf...

Realize: Souls on Monday.(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2004... Realize: Souls on Monday Independent Label. Compact Disc/Copyright 2004. Category: Contemporary Rock Souls on Monday's debut is a stunner! Combining influences of metal, grunge and good old rock and roll, this 'rez' band has the goods!...

Skintalk: Martha Redbone.(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2004... Skintalk: Martha Redbone. Category: Rhythm and Blues. Blackfeet Productions, LLC, P.O.Box 20169 Brooklyn, New York 11202. Compact Disc/Copyright 2004 Martha Redbone's follow-up to her Nammy-award winning, "Home of the Brave" is simply...

Raising Cane: Cannes Brulees.(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2004... Raising Cane: Cannes Brulees. Burnt Cane Music, Inc. EP (Extended Play)/Copyright 2004. Category: Contemporary Rock/Rhythm and Blues Cannes Brulees' debut EP is a 'beaut'! This 'Big Easy' band (who's name means 'burnt cane' in French)...

Going to the Stick Games: Jim Boyd.(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2004... Going to the Stick Games: Jim Boyd Thunderwolf Records TWPSG04 Compact Disc/Copyright 2004 Category: Traditional/Contemporary Rock/Country Dedicated to the people who keep the stick games (and the songs) alive, Jim Boyd's latest CD is an...

Little Child Sleep Well--Native American Lullabies: Performed by Bruce Fontaine.(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2004... Little Child Sleep Well--Native American Lullabies: Performed by Bruce Fontaine. Arbor Records AR 12122 Compact Disc/Copyright 2004 Category: Instrumental/Native American Flute Fontaine's flute playing is pure poetry! Soothing melodies...

A Simple Man.(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2004... A Simple Man: Burning Sky Canyon Records CR-7063. Compact Disc/Copyright 2004. Category: Contemporary/Instrumental Last year's 'Nammy' winners for "Duo/Group of the Year' honors continue their winning ways with this outstanding follow-up...

Edge of America: Annie Humphrey.(Sound Recording Review)
September 1, 2004... Edge of America: Annie Humphrey. Makoche Records, Compact Disc/Copyright 2004. Category: Contemporary Folk/Rock The much anticipated follow-up to her award-winning, "The Heron Smiled", Humphrey's latest offering is miraculous! Humphrey's...

Rainbow in the evening.(PowwowCircle)
September 1, 2004... Watching the news, by way of procrastination, I was struck by the enormous lack of human commitment displayed by a large segment of society. One particular story caught my attention, focusing on a series of tragedies which were propagated...

Straightening feathers.(CraftCorner)
September 1, 2004... Turkey feathers are naturally curved. To make them look like eagle feathers it is necessary to flatten the feather quill without damaging the feather blade. In our example we are using commercially dyed white turkey wing feathers. There...

Powwow dates.(Calendar)
September 1, 2004... This section is published as a public service to our readers. Whispering Wind or its publisher are not responsible for incorrect dates or locations. It is always a good idea to contact the sponsoring organization for verification. Please send...

Red Earth 2004--the women.(PowwowFashions)
September 1, 2004... Junior Adult Women's Southern Buckskin (L-R): Michelle Kauahquo, Toni Tsotoke, Daylynn Alley, Chalene Tohay, Danielle Downwind, Crystal Lightfoot. Tanith Reans The Southern buckskin line up holds a vast array of styles from traditional...

Cheyenne/Arapahoe 'Honoring' moccasins.(MoccasinCorner)
September 1, 2004... This edition of MoccasinCorner answers a question on the Cheyenne/Arapahoe usage of fully beaded "Honoring" moccasins you may not have thought to ask. The Sioux use of this style of moccasin with the fully beaded sole is well documented...

Flag designs in penny bag quillwork.(Crafter'sCorner)
September 1, 2004... The American flag has long been a favorite design feature of Plains Indian quilled and beaded items. In the late 19th century and early 20th century the July 4th celebrations provided a theme and an occasion to proliferate the flag as a design...

Wearing blankets.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... Estonko! I've just finished reading the latest issue (Vol 34 # 4) and my soul was very pleased when I saw pictures of "Uncle Abe" Conklin in the lead story. I first met "Uncle Abe", as He preferred me to call him, when I had returned from...

More on Crazy Horse.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... It was with great interest that I read Jack Heriard's article in Vol. 34 no. 3 ("Debating Crazy Horse") concerning the alleged Crazy Horse tintype (right) purchased recently at auction. I too was inspired to write and article on the same...