Iktomi and Duane’s Daughter with Duane Hollow Horn Bear

Mr. Hollow Horn Bear is a member of our advisory counsel, one of the original Elder-authors of the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings. Duane is also a wonderful storyteller. We are so happy to be able to share some of the stories he has shared in both English and Lakota language formats.

The Boy and the Bear Story with Duane Hollow Horn Bear

Mr. Hollow Horn Bear is a member of our advisory counsel, one of the original Elder-authors of the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings. Duane is also a wonderful storyteller. We are so happy to be able to share some of the stories he has shared in both English and Lakota language formats.

The Story of the Fawn

Mary Louise Defender Wilson grew up in a family of Dakotah/Hidatsa storytellers and midwives on the Standing Rock (Sioux) Reservation in North Dakota. She began telling her tribes ancient narratives as a young girl. Mary Louise shares exerpts from the traditional "The Story of the Fawn."

Mary Louise Defender Wilson grew up in a family of Dakotah/Hidatsa storytellers and midwives on the Standing Rock (Sioux) Reservation in North Dakota. She began telling her tribes ancient narratives as a young girl. Mary Louise shares exerpts from the traditional "Story of the Fawn."

Origin Story with Duane Hollow Horn Bear

Mr. Hollow Horn Bear is a member of our advisory counsel, one of the original Elder-authors of the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings. Duane is also a wonderful storyteller. We are so happy to be able to share some of the stories he has shared in both English and Lakota language formats.

The Woman Who Turned Herself Into Stone

Mary Louise Defender Wilson grew up in a family of Dakotah/Hidatsa storytellers and midwives on the Standing Rock (Sioux) Reservation in North Dakota. She began telling her tribes ancient narratives as a young girl. Mary Louise shares exerpts from the traditional "The Woman Who Turned Herself Into Stone."