"Sioux North" Tribe of the GA-Sioux Nation North Valley YMCA Y-Princesses

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Members of the Sioux North tribe working on arts and crafts at Running Rabbit's house

On December 20, 1999, the Sioux tribe held its monthly meeting at the house of Running Rabbit and Little Bunny. This was a combination regular meeting and special tribe event; it was a potluck dinner (with food made by the dads and girls), with the entire family invited for the food. All tribe members who were not sick attended; unfortunately, two of the dads and their daughters were unable to attend due to illness.

During the meeting, we learned about the Sioux using a book that Running Rabbit's family found on vacation in Scottsdale. This book, Kids Explore The Heritage of Western Native Americans (John Muir Publications, ISBN 1-56261-189-5), provides information on the Muscogee, Arapaho, Navajo, Hopi, Yakama, and Sioux heritage. Running Rabbit and the other dad's read a story from the book that is a favorite of Luther Standing Bear, who was interviewed in the book. This story told about Chief Standing Bear the First. For years, the enemies of the Sioux had been stealing their horses and killing their buffalo. Horses, we learned, are very important to the Sioux. Chief Standing Bear lead his warriors on a trip to avenge the thefts. After punishing their enemies, they returned home, only to find a fire had swept their land while they were away. Their food was running out, and they were on the verge of eating their last horse. Chief Standing Bear prayed to the Great Spirit, and they suddenly found a herd of buffalo. From this story, we learned what can happen when one holds grudges.

We also had a craft drawn from the same book. We made keychains using a beading method taught to another Standing Bear by her Sioux aunt. The dads and daughters worked closely on the craft.

During the meeting, we discussed the upcoming trip to Camp Whittle. We are all looking forward to it!

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