Author Archives: Michael Wayne

Who Speaks for the Indian? By WILCOMB E. WASHBURN; Wilcomb E. Washburn is the author of The Indian in America and the editor of The American Heritage History of the Indian Wars. (May 20, 1984) MIX together the following ingredients: … Continue reading →

NORTHERN PLAINS INDIAN PRAYER To the One above, the First Person and the First Maker, we offer this pipe to you. We seek your guidance, over us at all times, for we wish to live well and to be happy … Continue reading →

Catlin’s Creed I love a people that have always made me welcome to the very best that they had. I love a people who are honest without laws, who have no jails and no poorhouses. I love a people who … Continue reading →

The Offering of the Pipe, from Black Elk Speaks:   Hev hey! Hey hey! Hey hey! Hey hey! Grandfather, Great Spirit, you have been always, and before you no one has been. There is no other one to pray to … Continue reading →