"Eagle and the Crow" | #eagle #crow #wisdom #balance #native

"Eagle and the Crow"

A lesson about harmony in differences

"The Dance of the Hummingbird and the Blossom" | #hummingbird #wisdom #elders #native

"The Dance of the Hummingbird and the Blossom"

In their dance, they spoke of the interconnectedness of all things

The Raven Who Became the Bridge | #raven #wisdom #elders #native

The Raven Who Became the Bridge

Through Raven’s wings, the world was united

The Story of Connection | #bear #elder #wisdom #native

The Story of Connection

Like the bear, humans also need to be quiet to listen, to feel, and to find connection

The Butterfly | #butterfly #catepillar #native #wisdom

The Butterfly

Through every change, every flight, and every blooming, we learn to spread our wings and find our true form.

𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽, a/k/a Medicine Sheep, 1903-04. She was married to Chief Medicine Crow, a famed warrior who died in 1920. She was the sister of Hoop on the Forehead, famously photographed by Edward Curtis, and White Man Runs Him, one of six Crow scouts assigned in 1876 to George Custer during his brief visit to Montana. She was grandmother to Joe Medicine Crow, a Crow historian who died in 2016. The many elk teeth on Sacred Medicine Sheep's dress signified her husband’s hunting prowess.

The Wolf’s Call | #wolf #freedom #native #wisdopm

The Wolf’s Call

A reminder to live, free and wild

"The Healer Between Heartbeats" | #hummingbird #native #wisdom

"The Healer Between Heartbeats"

They call her Teyána — The One Who Touches Without Bruising

The Raven’s Gift | #raven #elders #wisdom #native #resilience

The Raven’s Gift

In every ending, there is a new beginning

Crow's Breast (first chief) and Lean Wolf (second chief), Gros Ventres. ca. 1870. Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota. Photo by Stanley J. Morrow. Source - Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library