As some Lakota make an annual pilgrimage on horseback to Wounded Knee in memory of Sitting Bull's death, we'll pull out some of the lesser known threads of the legacy of this complex leader and American icon. And we'll explore why his spiritual character has animated his own people in the last three decades more openly than at any time since his death in 1890.
"One Bison, Horizon Cloud"
» Pictographs by Sitting Bull's Hand: A Smithsonian Perspective
A closer look at the Lakota leader's 22 drawings reveals important details the contemporary observer might miss. Candace Greene, an ethnographer from the Smithsonian, describes what to focus on and gives fascinating context to these autobiographical portraits.
» In the Room with Ernie LaPointe [video, 120:20]
We traveled to the home of Sitting Bull's great-grandson — in the heart of the Paha Sapa, the Black Hills of South Dakota so that Krista could speak with him in person.
» Pictographs by Sitting Bull's Hand: Captions Included
This slideshow highlights Sitting Bull's actual descriptions of the 22 drawings — currently archived at the Smithsonian — he created while in captivity at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory in 1882.
» A Story of Sitting Bull's Signature
A brief clip of of archival audio (1946) about Sitting Bull's signature that we found while doing research for this show.
A look at the early production of this program.
Ernie LaPointe
Funding provided in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities
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