Jon Eagle will face a challenge Monday morning. He will have 10 minutes to share a sense of Lakota spirituality and culture -- which he has spent years studying -- at Concordia College's chapel in ...
On February 1, 2012, American Indian studies professor David Mathieu received the call that is every parent’s worst nightmare. Mathieu's beloved daughter, Felicity, had suddenly died when her car ...
Foreward / Dr. Ake Hultkrantz -- Acknowledgments -- Author's preface -- Introduction -- Traditional Lakota spirituality: Sacred calf pipe -- Relation to the earth and the spirit world -- Spiritual ...
In traditional Lakota belief, a supreme being or “god,” as a representable character, is not present. Wakan Tanka, Great Mystery, is often interpreted as literally meaning the Great Spirit. While an ...