dreamcatchers, lakota, native americans, ojibwe

Understanding the Concept Behind Dreamcatchers 

Dreams play a significant role in everyone’s lives. They are moments when you are transported to another world, filled with strange, happy, frightening, and sometimes unexplainable experiences. Even though your dreams may not always come true, many people believe that hanging dreamcatchers above their beds will lead to pleasant dreamscapes. Dreamcatchers are one of the ...

Viena Abdon

A dreamcatcher on a wall.

Yaupon, the Lost Native American Tea Tradition

There is a perception that tea was harvested primarily in the Asian subcontinent, which came to the U.S. and European nations much later. This is, actually, far from reality. In several regions in North America, the tribes harvested and consumed a herbal tea variant known as yaupon. This happens to be the only native caffeinated ...

Armin Auctor

A yaupon bush.

Important Message From the Hopi Elders on Current World Events

You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour.  “Now you must go back and tell the people that this is The Hour.”  Here are the things that must be considered:  Where are you living?  What are you doing?  What are your relationships?  Are you in the right relationship?  Where is your ...

Sofia Roma

Hopi Indians gathering water from a stream.

Virus Creates Conflict Between South Dakota Governor and Sioux Tribe

The Sioux tribe from South Dakota is in conflict with Governor Kristi Noem due to a dispute regarding CCP coronavirus checkpoints. The tribe has installed the checkpoints on highways that run through their reservation and has refused the governor’s calls to remove them. The conflict between the governor and the Sioux tribe Noem had initially ...

Jack Roberts

A Sioux tribe checkpoint.

The Enduring Mission Create the Crazy Horse Memorial

Amid the rolling granite peaks of the Black Hills in South Dakota, the Crazy Horse Memorial stands regally, inviting visitors to gape at the sheer scale of the largest sculpture in the world. Caterpillars and the heavy machinery used to block out the shape of the steely figure hint at the enormity of the task, as they ...

Nspirement Staff

The Crazy Horse Memorial.