A Lakota medicine man, arrested and shackled in a ball and chain for running a traditional sweat lodge ceremony, by Father Francis M. Craft. Pic from late 1880's.
Settler occupiers criminalized Native ceremonies, they weren't officially 'decrminalized' until 1978.
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A Lakota medicine man, arrested and shackled in a ball and chain for running a traditional sweat lodge ceremony, by Father Francis M. Craft. Pic from late 1880's.
Settler occupiers criminalized Native ceremonies, they weren't officially 'decrminalized' until 1978.