Post by whitf821 on Feb 7, 2020 11:50:13 GMT -5
Híŋhaŋni wašté! Whitney emáčiyapi ye, ma Lakota.
Good morning! My name is Whitney, I am Lakota. I was born and raised on the Pine Ridge reservation. On my father's side, I am descended from Red Cloud's band on my great grandfather's side. Winula AKA Her Many Pipes aka Mary Iron Cedar was the daughter of Chief Crow Feather and One Feather (Red Cloud's sister). Peter Livermont II was the grandson of Her Many Pipes (and my grandmother's grandfather) and he lived most of his life with Red Cloud's band because his parents left Peter and his three younger brothers with their grandmother while they went west with the three youngest children (2 girls, 1 boy) to get away from the conflicts in South Dakota at the time. Peter's parents died along their way, we are not sure when or where. Their two daughters and son were adopted by the Blackfoot tribe in Montana and later resurfaced on the west coast in Oregon. On my great-grandmother's side, there is less information. My great grandmother's mother was named Kate Robinson. She was Lakota, adopted by a white Christian family near Fort Robinson (thus her last name) after her parents died from some illness (rumored to be smallpox or measles). Kate married Joseph Rooks, who was a French Canadian who had moved into South Dakota to run a cattle operation. My grandmother said that Kate may have been related to Shot in the Eye.
On my mother's side, we are descended from Bull Bear (Little Wound's father). We don't know as much about my mother's family because my grandmother's father was very opposed to them knowing much about their heritage. He had been sent to Carlisle Indian School when he was young and was very much a product of the environment. He was ashamed of who he was.
I'm trying to learn more about my mother's family and maybe even some about my father's family. Thank you!
Good morning! My name is Whitney, I am Lakota. I was born and raised on the Pine Ridge reservation. On my father's side, I am descended from Red Cloud's band on my great grandfather's side. Winula AKA Her Many Pipes aka Mary Iron Cedar was the daughter of Chief Crow Feather and One Feather (Red Cloud's sister). Peter Livermont II was the grandson of Her Many Pipes (and my grandmother's grandfather) and he lived most of his life with Red Cloud's band because his parents left Peter and his three younger brothers with their grandmother while they went west with the three youngest children (2 girls, 1 boy) to get away from the conflicts in South Dakota at the time. Peter's parents died along their way, we are not sure when or where. Their two daughters and son were adopted by the Blackfoot tribe in Montana and later resurfaced on the west coast in Oregon. On my great-grandmother's side, there is less information. My great grandmother's mother was named Kate Robinson. She was Lakota, adopted by a white Christian family near Fort Robinson (thus her last name) after her parents died from some illness (rumored to be smallpox or measles). Kate married Joseph Rooks, who was a French Canadian who had moved into South Dakota to run a cattle operation. My grandmother said that Kate may have been related to Shot in the Eye.
On my mother's side, we are descended from Bull Bear (Little Wound's father). We don't know as much about my mother's family because my grandmother's father was very opposed to them knowing much about their heritage. He had been sent to Carlisle Indian School when he was young and was very much a product of the environment. He was ashamed of who he was.
I'm trying to learn more about my mother's family and maybe even some about my father's family. Thank you!