Lakota Moon; National Geoographic Top 50 Tours of a Lifetime

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Arriving at Rapid City, South Dakota, shuttle to your hotel and meet the next morning ready for the start of your journey, and we begin by entering He Sapa Wakan – The Heart of Everything That Is – the sacred Black Hills, Holy Land of the Lakota people. In the Black Hills we seek out Tatanka, the buffalo, and in sight of one of the last free herds of buffalo we will explore the spiritual and physical significance of the buffalo to the Lakota people.

At Wind Cave we will learn of Lakota genesis. At the Place of the Thunders, Hinhan Kaja Paha, we ascend the highest point in the Black Hills upon which Black Elk experienced much of what embodied the story of his life as told in Black Elk Speaks.

At the Bear's Lodge (Devils Tower) we hear ancient tribal explanations of the sacred rock’s creation, then standing before the sacred mountain, Inyan Kara.

Traveling north to the band of Crazy Horse’s mother, the Minneconjou Lakota of the Cheyenne River Reservation, we visit the area where Pte San Win, the White Buffalo Calf Woman, brought the Sacred Pipe to the Lakotas and the knowledge of the Seven Sacred Rites. With tribal members, we discuss the significance and sanctity of the pipe.

Continuing north, we reach the Standing Rock Reservation of the Hunkpapa Lakota, the band of Sitting Bull and Gall, whom are among the great leaders we will discuss. We explore the life and legacy of Tatanka Iyotake, the great Hunkpapa Lakota patriot and visionary – Sitting Bull. From his birthplace on the Standing Rock Reservation, to his resistance of white encroachment and inspiring leadership, we visit the sites and discuss the events that shaped the life of Sitting Bull.

Heading south through the Crow Creek Reservation, we visit the Akta Lakota Museum and Heritage Center, then we continue south to Fort Pierre on the Missouri River.

Amidst the incredible landscape of Mako Sica, the Badlands, we hear the perspectives of Lakota ambassadors whose ancestors gave all to protect Lakota culture: from the arrival of the Europeans, to ‘Red Cloud’s War’ of 1866 and the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, to the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Wounded Knee Massacre.

Driving through the Badlands to Pine Ridge Reservation we reach the land of Red Cloud, the Oglala Lakota Nation, and take the Chief Red Cloud trail on the way to Wounded Knee. We finish our journey at one of the most sacred sites on the Northern Plains – Mato Paha - Bear Butte.

Past Tour Members Say...

I have been back from my tour for just over a week now and I still expect Serle to be sitting in the van outside my house ready to go on another amazing day of history, sights and people. We would like to thank you again for letting us share your friends and family.

I have some wonderful memories of this trip and will never forget any of them for as long as I live. A truly life changing experience. I hope that you will remember us with good memories as we will of you. Toksa!

Bob and Julia Cleary

ITINERARY

Each soul must meet

the morning sun,

the sweet new earth

and the Great Silence

alone!

Ohiyesa (Dr Charles Eastman)

Santee Sioux.

Enter the sacred circle on this outstanding journey into Lakota culture.

This odyssey traverses the wide open prairie, shining mountains, rolling plains and mighty rivers of the Lakota Nation, the landscape of the dreamers and the dreams.

We follow the history of the Lakota people through great leaders such as Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, and Crazy Horse, and attempt to appreciate the historic and contemporary realities of the Tetonwan Oyate