Food as Medicine Gary Wortman 2023-12-14 | Sean Sherman is a James Beard award winning chef, author, and leader. He is also an educator, activist, and Indigenous food apostle. The restaurant he founded, Owanmi, was named the James Beard Best New Restaurant in American in 2022 and uses only pre-colonial foods in its offerings. Recognizing traditional Indigenous diets as both healthy and sustainable, through his non-profit Indigenous Food Lab, Sherman hopes to help grow the availability of regionally based Indigenous food offerings.Growing the demand of traditional ingredients will help develop local food economies. Native restaurants can provide a source of both healthy food and jobs. Indigenous restaurants naturally showcase a diversity of ingredients and cooking styles as original Native food was defined by what was regionally sustainable giving modern chefs a cornucopia of styles and flavors to draw from. And as Sherman imagines it, there is no need be confined by colonial borders while celebrating the endless possibilities of Indigenous cooking.
Sioux Chef - Sean Sherman Gary Wortman 2023-12-13 | Sean Sherman is a James Beard award winning chef, author and leader. He is also an educator, activist, and Indigenous food apostle. An Oglala Lakota Sioux, who grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Sherman became a successful chef in Minneapolis. He was recharging in Mexico when he had an epiphany. Admiring how much of the Hochuli’s pre-colonial culture they held onto through their artwork and food, Sherman wondered about his own food heritage. He knew very little about what his ancestors ate before Europeans arrived. Thus began his lifelong journey.Traditionally Native Americans had a diverse food culture and diet closely tied to their ancestral homelands. European colonization intentionally broke these ties - limiting the ability of Native peoples to acquire and prepare food. Consequently, Native populations often rely heavily on processed government food commodities and suffer disproportionately from food insecurity – a reality which was made painfully clear by food shortages during the height of the recent Covid epidemic. Their reliance on the commodity food program contributes to Native populations having the highest rates of heart disease and diabetes in our nation. The fight for food sovereignty is an effort to develop local food economies, revitalize traditional practices, grow food access and ultimately, to restore community health.Sherman sees his place in this effort as a facilitator and support system for other Indigenous food entrepreneurs. By duplicating Indigenous Food Labs in tourist areas near Reservations, he hopes to continue growing a self-supporting food system that relies on traditional ingredients supplied by Native sources. He sees the ‘potential of Indigenous foodways to restore the health, local economies, culture, and food sovereignty of Native people.’
Sacred Tobacco Gary Wortman 2022-05-19 | See more at nativememoryproject.orgCrow historian & storyteller, Grant Bulltail (RIP) shares his unique knowledge.Young Crow men who did not receive their energy or spiritual power from nature could often receive it from sacred tobacco. According to Grant, this plant was given to the Crow by sacred beings who came from the stars. They then stayed to help the Crow in the form of this sacred plant. At this petroglyph site we can see the plant’s star-shaped seed pod etched into the rock – evidence that the spirits have given the Crow messages through the sacred tobacco plant.
Buffalo a Gift from the Creator Gary Wortman 2022-05-19 | Crow historian, Grant Bulltail (RIP) graces us with his knowledge.For the Crow, buffalo was one of the greatest gifts of the Creator. Providing everything that was needed for food and shelter, it symbolized how closely their people lived in harmony with the natural world. The buffalo, said Grant “is everything to us”. But above all, it was a potent source of energy; people who had buffalo energy were virtually invincible. “Our shadows,” he says, “became weak when the buffalo were gone”. For more please visit nativememoryproject.org
Shoshone sasquatch sightings Gary Wortman 2022-05-19 | In the years around 1970 there were several reported sightings of Sasquatch around the Wind River Reservation. Reba Teran describes the sighting she had as a little girl. She also relates the stories of other sightings that occurred around this time.This video has been UPDATED with an improved sound track. The original sound was recorded with the camera mike after a quick hike to the location. In addition to wind sounds, there was my heavy breathing and assorted camera noises. A viewer from Africa offered his services as an audio engineer to work on the sound. So THANK YOU, Marc Blaze for the much improved soundtrack!
Big Buddha Gary Wortman 2022-02-19 | Visiting the Big Buddha tourist attraction outside Hong Kong on a foggy day in 2017
Yeti Gary Wortman 2021-07-14 | The Navajo have stories of a large hairy creatures, sometimes thought of as holy men, that they refer to as Yeti Di Kluii. There are historical stories of the interaction of these creatures with the Navajo people. In recent times, sightings are common in the more remote areas of the Four Corners region. Arnold Clifford was a skeptic of this stories, until he had his own experience.@Native Memory Project and nativememoryproject.org
Shiprock and the Monster Birds Gary Wortman 2021-07-14 | Shiprock Peak rises from an ancient seabed. This 29-million-year-old fossilized volcanic remnant is a well-known geological formation in the Four-Corners Region. Many Navajo stories are associated with this striking and culturally significant landmark which is known to the Navajo as the ‘rock with wings’.One story involves the Navajo arriving – possibly from another dimension – on a huge bird that crash-landed at Shiprock. In a later story, a pair of monster birds inhabited Shiprock and were killing many people. The Navajo hero twins - ‘Monster Slayer’ and ‘Spider Woman’ climbed Shiprock and killed these monsters. When the hero twins allowed the monsters’ hatchlings to live - all manner of present-day raptors were created. These birds of prey established important relations with the Navajo, such as allowing their feathers to be used for ceremonial purposes.@Native Memory Project and nativememoryproject.org
Declining Bighorn Sheep populations Gary Wortman 2021-07-13 | A die off of the Whiskey Mountain bighorn sheep herd in northwest Wyoming resulted in the death of about one third of its entire population. This was followed by a seven-year period of dangerously low lamb survival. In 1998 the Wyoming Game and Fish Department hired John Mionczynski to determine what was responsible for this reproductive decline. Conducting long-term field studies with the herd, Mionczynski observed that the ewes were returning to lower altitude mineral licks on a regular basis, leaving the lambs exposed to higher rates of predation. The ewes behavior combined with the apparent development of nutritional muscular dystrophy among the surviving lambs lead to the discovery of critically low selenium in the alpine forage plants these sheep relied on for food.The decline of the bighorn sheep population in Wyoming’s Whiskey Mountain herd (the largest in the world) has perplexed wildlife biologists for 30 years. One hypothesis for this devastating decline focuses on the dwindling presence of the essential nutrient selenium in the forage plants bighorn sheep eat. There are many supporters and many opponents to this hypothesis.@ Native Memory Project and nativememoryproject.org
Navajo misconceptions Gary Wortman 2021-07-13 | Navajo Arnold Clifford speaks about common misconceptions about his people's history. @ Native Memory Project and nativememoryproject.org
Rainy Buttes Gary Wortman 2021-04-22 | Thanks to everyone who let me know my first version was uploaded without sound. Hopefully that is now corrected. Crow Historian, Grant Bulltail, tells the story of the Battle at Rainy Buttes, North Dakota. Here a group of Crow warriors battled several band of Sioux.
Old Man Coyote marries Old Red Woman Gary Wortman 2021-03-21 | In his constant search for a good woman, Old Man Coyote thinks he’s found the ideal woman.When they make love, Old Man Coyote becomes so excited he begins to howl. When the villagers come to see what is causing all the commotion, they bring light into the room. This is when Old Man Coyote sees his wife in her true form as Old Red Woman.His reaction marked all wolves from that day forth.For more stories visit nativememoryproject.org
Old Man Coyote teaches a village to lie, cheat & steal Gary Wortman 2021-03-21 | Old Man Coyote, as usual, is looking for a wife. He finds a wife in an idyllic village. At first, he is happy, but he soon becomes bored and decides he needs to teach the villagers to lie, cheat and steal to liven things up. Soon after, when he leaves the village on a trip, someone steals his wife. And now as everyone is lying to him, he decides to leave the village, but makes a remarkable discovery.Find more at nativememoryproject.org
Old Man Coyote marries Ghost Woman Gary Wortman 2021-03-21 | In this tale, Old Man Coyotes longing for a beautiful woman to take care of him once again leads to trouble. Finding a beautiful woman with a nice tipi Old Man Coyote proposes they live together. When night falls, the woman begins gathering all her possessions and packs to move. Soon they are flying through the sky looking for a new campsite. Once they land and set up camp, the woman begins badgering Coyote to get to work because it is already daylight. By nightfall, Coyote only wants to sleep, but once again the woman is packing camp. The woman reveals she is a Ghost Woman, and this is why her other husbands had left her because she moves every night.Old Man coyote eventually manages his escape, but he lost more than he bargained for.
Old Man Coyote gives the sweat lodge Gary Wortman 2021-03-21 | Although a powerful being, Old Man Coyote is fraught with human weaknesses that get him into trouble. While many of these stories are mortality tales based on Old Man Coyote’s bad behavior, in this tale Old Man Coyote shows how to build a sweat lodge to rejuvenate the human spirit.
Old Man Coyote races the 7 bulls Gary Wortman 2021-03-21 | There were seven bull buffalo who were mean and hostile. When Old Man Coyote comes across them, he is challenged to a race, but he is so engrossed in his own thoughts about what he sees as the entrapments of his marriage that he ignores them.On his way home he is so distracted that he nearly falls off the edge of a cliff. This gives him an idea. He goes back to the seven buffalo and when the leader starts to harass him, he agrees to a foot race. Coyote leads them to the precarious edge, then jumps out of the way as they all tumble down.
Spring Boy and Tipi Lining Boy resurrect their Mother Gary Wortman 2021-03-21 | This is the second part of the legend of Spring Boy and Tipi Lining Boy.The twin boys are reunited with their father who still mourns their mother. Wanting to comfort him, the boys go in search of his wife, their mother, who they find tied to a tree limb.They bring her body home and use several tools to bring her back to life.When their father returns home the boys reveal what they have done. In disbelief the man is reunited with his wife.
Spring Boy and Tipi Lining Boy rid the Earth of Dangerous beings Gary Wortman 2021-03-21 | This is the third part of the story of Spring Boy and Tipi Lining Boy.With their mother brought back to life, the boys begin to question her about the surrounding lands. Their mother warns them of all the dangerous beings that inhabit the Earth. One by one, the boys begin their quest to find and destroy these dangerous things.Soon they have rid the earth of many dangerous beings. The old woman who eats children, the tree that falls on people, the canyon that crushes people, the roaring buffalo and the tipi full of snakes were all destroyed by these remarkable young boys.
Spring Boy and Tipi Lining Boy face Long Arm Gary Wortman 2021-03-21 | This is the fourth and final part of the story of Spring Boy and Tipi Lining Boy.After ridding the Earth of the evil powerful beings, the twins had little to do. Unknown to them there was yet another powerful being who lived up in the sky, Long Arm. Spring Boy was soon captured by Long Arm who planned to eat him.Tipi Lining Boy noticed a hole in the sky and was soon on a journey to find his brother. This journey ends with a confrontation with Long Arm and the Black Eagles and a harrowing escape.
Spring Boy and Tipi Lining Boy are born. Gary Wortman 2021-03-21 | Grant Bulltail was a Crow elder and storyteller. He was also our friend, colleague and board member of the Native Memory Project. Grant was awarded the NEA Heritage Fellowship Award in 2019 in recognition of his service as a keeper of Crow cultural heritage. He succumbed to Covid-19 in October 2020. We honor his memory by sharing his stories.Spring Boy and Tipi Lining Boy are two Crow cultural heroes. This first part of their story is how they came into the world with the tragic death of their mother at the hands of Old Red Woman.
Shoshone Sasquatch sightings. Gary Wortman 2021-03-21 | Around the 1970's there were a series of Sasquatch sightings in and around the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Here a Shoshone tribal member describes her personal experience as well as incidents she heard first hand.This video has been UPDATED with an improved sound track. Please go to youtu.be/Cb7Nj_TwPsI to see this improved version.The original sound was recorded with the camera mike after a quick hike to the location. In addition to wind sounds, there was my heavy breathing and assorted camera noises. A viewer from Africa offered his services as an audio engineer to work on the sound. So THANK YOU, Marc Blaze for the much improved soundtrack!
Chief Plenty Coups at Battle of Rosebud Gary Wortman 2020-11-11 | Plenty Coups, the famous chief of the Crows, played an important role in the Indian battles which took place South of the Army’s Battle of the Rosebud.Find similar videos at nativememoryproject.org
1887 Rebellion Gary Wortman 2020-11-10 | Lead by a powerful warrior, Wraps Up His Tail, a small group of Crow warriors rebel against life on the Reservation.find similar videos at nativememoryproject.org
‘Yellowstone Stories: Dragon’s Mouth or The Bull that Sucks in People’ Gary Wortman 2020-11-02 | As a little boy, a powerful being who is the son of the Sun and a Crow Woman, descends to Earth through a hole in the sky. When is mother is killed, he is befriended by the evil witch, Old Red Woman, who is afraid of his power. Soon after his arrival, the little boy slays a dinosaur who, unbeknownst to him, was Old Red Woman’s husband. She then secretly seeks to destroy him by surreptitiously directing him to various monsters. The Big Bull that Sucks in People is one of his confrontations. This monster would become the natural attraction known popularly in Yellowstone National Park as the Dragon’s Mouth but known to the Crow People as the Roaring Buffalo.
Old Red Woman misleads the Little Boy Gary Wortman 2020-11-02 | In this story, a young Crow woman passes through a hole in the sky to the land where the Sun and the Moon live. There she marries the Sun and gives birth to a child. They live in an idyllic world until they are tempted. Hidden under a buffalo chip a forbidden opening leads them down to Earth, back to “their people” and their “true home”.When his mother is killed on their return journey the little boy is befriended by Old Red Woman, a powerful and evil adversary. She uses reverse psychology to lure this young Crow culture hero to his doom: “Whatever you do” she councils, “do not go there…” and “ whatever you do, make sure you do not do this…”. Knowing full well that her young charge will pursue the forbidden place the minute her back is turned, she deliberately plots his demise under the guise of concern for his well-being. The moral of this universal story speaks for itself and serves as a warning for those listening at the feet of the storyteller.Find similar videos at nativememoryproject.org
Gathering Forces for the Indian Wars Gary Wortman 2020-11-02 | General Crook was part of a three-prong invasion of the US military to force the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne onto their diminished Reservations. Crook’s Bighorn and Yellowstone Expedition forces stopped on the Goose Creek near present day Sheridan, Wyoming. There Crook enlisted the help of Crow and Shoshoni warriors to re-enforce his own troops in 1876
Register Rock Gary Wortman 2020-08-06 | Ed Varley reveals a cliff face near a sulphur springs along the Overland Trail where immigrants in the 1860's carved their names. You can find this story geo-located under the mapping memory tab at nativememoryproject.org
Indian Springs Gary Wortman 2020-08-06 | Crow historian, Grant Bulltail, reveals some historic encounters which occurred near Indian Springs off of Sage Creek in the Pryor Mountains of Montana.
Hong Kong Street Art 2018 Gary Wortman 2019-05-21 | Street art of Hong Kong, featuring Shepard Fairey, Swoon & Space Invader. Music by Tom Britt.
Steamboat Mountain Buffalo Jump Gary Wortman 2019-03-05 | These videos are available in a more curated setting at nativememoryproject.orgWes Martel talks about the Buffalo Jump on Steamboat Mountain in the Red Desert of Wyoming.
Sacajawea Grave site Gary Wortman 2019-01-24 | These videos are available in a more curated setting at nativememoryproject.orgLynette St. Clair describes Sacajawea Grave site at Fort Washakie
Block House Ft Washakie Gary Wortman 2019-01-24 | Lynette St. Clair describes historic block house in Fort Washakie
School House Gary Wortman 2019-01-24 | These videos are available in a more curated setting at nativememoryproject.orgLynette St. Clair describe old Shoshone school house now moved to the Fort Washakie cemetery.
Roberts Mission Gary Wortman 2019-01-24 | These videos are available in a more curated setting at nativememoryproject.orgLynette St. Clair talks about Robert's Mission. Current site of the parish and former site of the Shoshone boarding school.
Shoshone Traditional Plants Gary Wortman 2019-01-15 | These videos are available in a more curated setting at nativememoryproject.orgMelanie Smokey shares why she keeps traditional Western Shoshone practices
Steamboat Mountain Calling Cave Gary Wortman 2018-11-06 | These videos are available in a more curated setting at nativememoryproject.orgJohn Mionczynski at Steamboat Mountain calling cave. John tells story of discovery of Native artifacts in this cave near the Buffalo Jump located on Steamboat Mountain in the Red Desert.
Honeycombs Spring Gary Wortman 2018-11-06 | These videos are available in a more curated setting at nativememoryproject.orgJohn Mionczynski describes one of the springs which services the wildlife at the Honeycomb Buttes in the Red Desert
Archaeological Site: Meadow Wickiup Gary Wortman 2018-04-18 | These videos are available in a more curated setting at nativememoryproject.orgArchaeologist Rich Adams discusses the ruins of a wickiup structure in a high mountain meadow.
Archaeological Sites: High Rise Village Lodge S Gary Wortman 2018-04-18 | These videos are available in a more curated setting at nativememoryproject.orgArchaeologist Rich Adams discusses the significance of Lodge S at the High Rise Village site.
Archaeological Sites: High Rise Village, Lodge EE Gary Wortman 2018-04-18 | These videos are available in a more curated setting at nativememoryproject.orgRich Adams discusses the highest altitude lodge found at the High Rise Village.
Archaeological Sites: High Rise Village - Gendered Space Gary Wortman 2018-04-18 | These videos are available in a more curated setting at nativememoryproject.orgArchaeologists Rich Adams and Bryan Schroeder discuss their findings that some lodges at the High Rise Village were specialized by function and gender.
Archaeological Sites: High Rise Village Butchering Lodge Gary Wortman 2018-04-18 | These videos are available in a more curated setting under 'mapping' at nativememoryproject.orgArchaeologists Rich Adams and Bryan Schroeder discuss the excavation of the butchering lodge at the High Rise Village site.
Archaeological Sites: Mapping Alpine Villages Gary Wortman 2018-04-17 | These videos are available under 'mapping' at nativememoryproject.orgArchaeologists Rich Adams and Matt Stern discuss how Matt used data from this specific village to develop a program to map likely locations of Alpine Villages.
Archaeological Sites: High Rise Village Revisited Space Gary Wortman 2018-04-17 | These videos are available under 'mapping' at nativememoryproject.orgArchaeologists Rich Adams and Bryan Schroeder discuss how they were able to determine that the High Altitude Village was used regularly as a visited location.
Archaeological Sites: High Rise Village - Importance of Pine Duff Gary Wortman 2018-04-17 | These videos are available under 'mapping' at nativememoryproject.orgArchaeologists Rich Adams and Bryan Schroeder discuss the importance of pine duff in finding a treasure trove of artifacts at a high altitude village site.
Archaeological Sites: Discovering the High Rise Village Gary Wortman 2018-04-16 | These videos are available under 'mapping' at nativememoryproject.orgArchaeologist Rich Adams tells of discovering an ancient high altitude village in 2006.
Early Settlers: The Brannans building a Reservoir Gary Wortman 2018-04-16 | This video is available under 'mapping' at nativememoryproject.orgHarvey Brannan tells the story of his family homesteading in the Red Desert.
White Mountain Petroglyphs Gary Wortman 2018-02-09 | This video is available under 'mapping' at nativememoryproject.orgJohn Mionczynski shows us the White Mountain Petroglyphs in the Red Desert basin.
