What People Say
"It was an absolutely an incredible opportunity to spend that afternoon with Serle Chapman. I can still see some of the chiefs in those hills. It felt like Serle was an actual participant in the battle who came back to share with us some of the details of the day." Sharon Hansen, US
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"One of the underrated professions in the world is the truly great tour guide - someone who will give you a memorable experience to take home."
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This year we were proud to announce that Serle was nominated by Go Native America tour members and subsequently voted into the top six tour guides worldwide by readers of Wanderlust Magazine in the Paul Morrison Tour Guide of the Year Awards.
About Our Guides
Go Native America is honored to work with an esteemed array of cultural representatives and interpreters who contribute to respective Go Native America journeys to enrich your experience.
Go Native America journeys are not simply vacations, they are life experiences and adventures, and our cultural representatives are there to guide you, to share with you and to advise you on the many aspects of the Native experience.
L to R: Dr Henrietta Mann, Dr Joe Medicine Crow, Ernie LaPointe, Leona Buckman,
"Chapman is the author of seven successful titles and is regarded as one of the indigenous community's most expressive writers and gifted photographers."
Cheyenne-Arapaho News
Serle L. Chapman – Described by the Associated Press as "one of America's fifty most influential writers", Chapman is the best-selling author/photographer of Of Earth and Elders, the award-winning Promise: Bozeman's Trail to Destiny, and five other titles. US President Bill Clinton wrote the foreword to Chapman's We, The People, and Chapman's literary efforts and philanthropic activities have not only garnered critical acclaim but commendations from world leaders, US Senators and Congressmen; from Nelson Mandela, President Clinton, to 2004 Presidential candidate Senator John Edwards, and Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Chapman's forebears include the legendary frontier scout Amos Chapman, and Mary Chapman, a.k.a. Long Neck Woman, the daughter of Southern Cheyenne chief Sleeping Bear, adopted daughter of Chief Stone Calf. Chapman's tribal heritage also includes direct lineage to the Kalderas, among which nation he carries the name of a hereditary band leader
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Johnson Holy Rock - One of the most respected elders in Indian Country, Johnson is "living history." A Lakota historian and constitutional scholar, Johnson served as President of the Oglala Lakota Nation during John F. Kennedy's administration and among his many achievements was securing housing programs for the Oglalas and other nations. Johnson's father, Jonas, was 11 years old when George A. Custer and the 7th Cavalry attacked the Lakota-Cheyenne encampment at the Little Bighorn, and so Johnson heard and preserved those first-hand accounts of the Little Bighorn, and of his father's and grandfather's recollections of Crazy Horse. Johnson's grandfathers, Holy Bald Eagle and Holy Bull, traveled with and were closely associated with Crazy Horse. Johnson has been featured in numerous TV documentaries, and contributed extensive interviews to We, The People and Promise: Bozeman's Trail to Destiny.
Ernie LaPointe - Ernie is the great-grandson of the peerless Lakota statesman, holy man and Sun Dancer, Sitting Bull. One of four great-grandchildren of Sitting Bull, Ernie is THE ONLY great-grandson of Sitting Bull. Ernie is presently working on a DVD about Sitting Bull and the true family lineage and history of the great man, and he is about to undertake a book project that will chronicle his family's oral history of Sitting Bull, which will include heretofore unpublished testimony from Sitting Bull's daughter, Standing Holy, Ernie's grandmother. Like his great-grandfather, Ernie is a Sun Dancer.
Arvol Looking Horse - Arvol is the 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred Canupa, the Calf Pipe brought to the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota people by Ptehincala San Win, the White Buffalo Calf Woman. Arvol inspired the movement that became "World Peace and Prayer Day," and he has traveled around the world to communicate the power that is peace and to unite people through prayer and understanding. Arvol set down his thoughts in the book, White Buffalo Teachings.
Douglas Spotted Eagle - A Cheyenne headsman and Bowstrings Military Society chief, Douglas had the honor to be Keeper of the Sacred Bundle, Esevone, known to non-Cheyennes as the Sacred Buffalo Hat. Douglas has completed his commitment in the Sun Dance and could be petitioned as a Sun Dance Priest. A fluent Cheyenne speaker and noted traditional dancer, Douglas has been featured in various books and articles, and is presently engaged as a language and cultural consultant for a forthcoming movie with an emphasis on Cheyenne culture. Douglas is a descendant of Big Man, a brother to Chief Black Kettle, and his grandfather, Chief Magpie, was a veteran of the Washita, Rosebud and Little Bighorn battles.
George Magpie - A Southern Cheyenne with Lakota lineage, George was instrumental in reconstituting and bringing back the Crazy Dogs Military Society and the Bowstrings Military Society among the Cheyenne Nation. George is the Wolf Chief of the Bowstrings Military Society. A traditional artist, George also created the iron plaque that Russell Means laid on Last Stand Hill before there was an Indian Memorial at the Little Bighorn. The plaque was on display in the visitors' center for many years.
Baldwin Parker - Baldwin is the surviving grandson of the legendary Comanche chief, Quanah Parker. Baldwin is the keeper of his grandfather's songs, including the "Adobe Walls" song, which Baldwin recorded on video for the Panhandle Plains Museum in Texas.
Betty (Sankadota) Washburn - The great-granddaughter of the great Kiowa chief Satanta, Betty is the editor of the Chief Satanta (White Bear) Descendants Newsletter. Betty designed the memorial to Satanta at Fort Sill, and she works closely with Tirwana Spivey at Fort Sill to preserve the history and legacy of Satanta, and to ensure accuracy in the presentation of details of Satanta's life and Kiowa culture.
Rowdy Alexander - Northern Cheyenne, equestrian coordinator and historian and host at the tipi camp
Sequoia CrossWhite – Cheyenne River Sioux recording artist, musician and grass dancer.
COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS OFFER THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ENERGIES AND TIME TO THE SUCCESS OF THE GO NATIVE AMERICA JOURNEYS, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO ALL. IN THEIR HONOR, MORE INFORMATION AND PICTURES WILL FOLLOW.
Kennard Real Bird - Crow, equestrian coordinator and historian
Lynwood Tall Bull - Northern Cheyenne, historian, educator and ethno-botanist at the the tipi camp
Leroy Whitman - Northern Cheyenne, artist, wrangler and historian at the the tipi camp
Jonathan Beartusk - Northern Cheyenne, artist, Native American flutist and speaker
Shawn Real Bird - Crow, equestrian coordinator and historian
Dr. Henrietta Mann – Cheyenne elder, educator, author and documentary participant How the West Was Lost, Paha Sapa etc.
Alan Elmore - descendent of Chief Rain in the Face
Harold Salway – Two-time President of the Oglala Lakota Nation and documentary participant 'Wiping the Tears' etc.
Alex White Plume – Vice Chair Oglala Lakota Nation, historian, spokesman, paint horse program and hemp rancher, ‘return of the buffalo’ advocate and documentary participant How the West Was Lost, The West etc.
Kevin Red Star - Crow, Master Artist, world renowned for his painting.
Jasmine Pickner – Crow Creek Sioux youth leader and World Champion Hoop Dancer.
Richard Tall Bull – Cheyenne historian and cultural representative.
Steve Reevis – Blackfeet actor Geronimo, Last of the Dogmen, Dances With Wolves, Steven Spielberg's Into the West etc. and grass dancer.
Lloyd ‘Curly’ Reevis – Blackfeet elder, historian, championship rodeo rider and recording artist featured on Music From Native America.
Leona Buckman - Arapaho Elder, historian and educator
Curly Bear Wagner – Blackfeet historian, cultural representative, recording artist and documentary participant Bones of Contention, How the West Was Lost, Norah etc.
Margaret Potts – Peigan Blackfoot cultural representative.
Sonny Sky Horse - Founder of American Indians in Film
Ernie Peters – Shushwap Salish elder, historian and traditional dancer.
Stephen Small Salmon – Pend d’Oreille/Salish elder, historian and traditional dancer.
Leslie Caye – Kootenai historian and cultural representative.
Daryl Norman – Blackfeet artist and storyteller.
David Dragonfly – Blackfeet artist and traditional singer, featured on the CD High Mountain Singers.
Joanne Crowfoot – Blackfoot cultural representative.
Deana Nicholson – Cree artist and cultural representative.
Arigon Starr – Kickapoo/Creek ‘NAMMY’ award-winning recording artist.
Marley Shebala – Navajo/Zuni award-winning journalist.
Michael Darrow – Chiricahua Apache/Fort Sill Apache Tribal Historian and documentary participant - How the West Was Lost etc.
Elbys Naiche Huger – Chiricahua/Mescalero Apache elder, cultural representative and documentary participant How the West Was Lost, Geronimo etc.
Herb Stevens – San Carlos Apache historian, artist and cultural representative.
Adelle Swift Cassadore – San Carlos Apache historian, artist and cultural representative.
Eddie Bautista – Laguna Pueblo elder and traditional singer/Eagle Dance leader.
Duane Tawahongva – Hopi jeweler and cultural representative.
Lawrence Namoki – Hopi potter and historian.
Gary Tso – Hopi cultural representative.
Josiah Pinkham – Nez Perce ethnographer.
Dan Old Elk – Crow historian and educator.
Go Native America is a member/ supported / promoted by:
American Indian and Alaska Native Tourism Alliance
Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance
American Indian Crafts Association
Wyoming Travel and Tourism
RMI Rocky Mountain International, Real America
Sheridan Travel and Tourism, & the Rapid City Chamber
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Each is connected to the "grassroots" Native community, and many are descendants of legendary men and women whose names and deeds resonate through history to the present day.
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