“For some Native peoples, the horse still is an essential part of daily life. For others, the horse will always remain an element of our identity and our history. The Horse Nation continues to inspire, and Native artists continue to celebrate the horse in our songs, our stories, and our works of art.” – Emil Her Many Horses
Emil Her Many Horses is one of the many curators at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. More specifically, he is the curator in the Museum Scholarship at the National Museum of the American Indian. He is from the Oglala Lakota nation of South Dakota and is specialized in the cultures of the central plains. His exhibition, A Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures, he describes the mystery between man and horse and how it resonates through our modern time. The ancestral horse became extinct over ten thousand years ago and was similar to the size of a dog. Horses then returned to America with the voyage of Christopher Columbus. Horses were introduced by the Early Spanish and French and the diffusion of the horse took many routes and eventually spread throughout the central plains. In the process, some horses would run away and become wild horses.
The horse became a valuable resource in the central plains and changed the mode of hunting, …show more content…
The Lakota made buffalo horse masks for the horses to wear during dances. The Indians were only allowed to parade and celebrate on the Fourth of July, so the Indians would make the horses regalia with beads and patterns. Some of the most popular items were beaded saddle blankets and hoof covers. In modern day, the Crow Indians still celebrate with parades and some of the regalia matches the original regalia in honor of the history of the horse regalia and tribe. Horses are also used in memorial rides. For example, rides in honor of the battle with the 7th Calvary and rides in honor of the 38 people hung in
Emil Her Many Horses is one of the many curators at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. More specifically, he is the curator in the Museum Scholarship at the National Museum of the American Indian. He is from the Oglala Lakota nation of South Dakota and is specialized in the cultures of the central plains. His exhibition, A Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures, he describes the mystery between man and horse and how it resonates through our modern time. The ancestral horse became extinct over ten thousand years ago and was similar to the size of a dog. Horses then returned to America with the voyage of Christopher Columbus. Horses were introduced by the Early Spanish and French and the diffusion of the horse took many routes and eventually spread throughout the central plains. In the process, some horses would run away and become wild horses.
The horse became a valuable resource in the central plains and changed the mode of hunting, …show more content…
The Lakota made buffalo horse masks for the horses to wear during dances. The Indians were only allowed to parade and celebrate on the Fourth of July, so the Indians would make the horses regalia with beads and patterns. Some of the most popular items were beaded saddle blankets and hoof covers. In modern day, the Crow Indians still celebrate with parades and some of the regalia matches the original regalia in honor of the history of the horse regalia and tribe. Horses are also used in memorial rides. For example, rides in honor of the battle with the 7th Calvary and rides in honor of the 38 people hung in