I remember the moment my mom told me we were moving to another town. I was only about 6 or 7 when it happened so I was rather excited when I heard the news. When I heard the news we were moving to Spearfish, South Dakota, which I had never heard of, I was wondering what kind of place it was. I am from the small town of Wall, South Dakota which unless you’re talking about a village, is pretty small. When I heard the news I wondered what kind of place a town called Spearfish might look like. Like I said unless you’re talking about a village, anything was bigger than Wall. The day had finally arrived. We had all of our things packed and we were headed west! I can’t remember the excitement I had. All of the possibilities, and opportunities
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They had one daughter, Ite (Face), who was the most beautiful of all the human beings inside Maka. A spirit, Tate (Wind) fell in love with Ite and a great feast was held upon their marriage. Tate and Ite eventually had four sons, (Wiyohpeyata, Waziyata, Iwiyohiyanpata & Itokaga) which would become the Four Winds/Directions, known collectively as Tatuyetopa. These four winds govern the four directions of the universe. The Pte Oyate continued to live by the teachings of Tunkashila (Grandfather/Creator) and they lived in peace.
One day, Iktomi, spider, the great trickster, desired to play a huge trick on the Pte Oyate, as well as the spirits. To do this, he employed the help of Wazi, Wakanka and Ite. Iktomi told Wazi and Wakanka that he would give them special powers over the Pte Oyate if they helped him with his plan. Wazi and Wakanka agreed to help iktomi. Iktomi also told Ite that she would be made even more beautiful and she also agreed to help. And it was so--Wazi and Wakanka became more powerful and Ite became more beautiful. However, Ite also became vain-–more devoted to her own beauty and less devoted to her husband and
They had one daughter, Ite (Face), who was the most beautiful of all the human beings inside Maka. A spirit, Tate (Wind) fell in love with Ite and a great feast was held upon their marriage. Tate and Ite eventually had four sons, (Wiyohpeyata, Waziyata, Iwiyohiyanpata & Itokaga) which would become the Four Winds/Directions, known collectively as Tatuyetopa. These four winds govern the four directions of the universe. The Pte Oyate continued to live by the teachings of Tunkashila (Grandfather/Creator) and they lived in peace.
One day, Iktomi, spider, the great trickster, desired to play a huge trick on the Pte Oyate, as well as the spirits. To do this, he employed the help of Wazi, Wakanka and Ite. Iktomi told Wazi and Wakanka that he would give them special powers over the Pte Oyate if they helped him with his plan. Wazi and Wakanka agreed to help iktomi. Iktomi also told Ite that she would be made even more beautiful and she also agreed to help. And it was so--Wazi and Wakanka became more powerful and Ite became more beautiful. However, Ite also became vain-–more devoted to her own beauty and less devoted to her husband and