Gathering brings together descendants of Shetek captives, Fool Soldier liberators

  • This painting, “Negotiating the Release,” by Lakota artist Del Iron Cloud, was commissioned by Dr. Paul Carpenter in 1997. It depicts the Fool Soldiers (right) negotiating with Chief White Lodge for the release of white women and children he took captive during the 1862 conflict in Minnesota. Proceeds from the sale of prints continue to support scholarships for descendants of the Fool Soldiers. The painting is one of the scenes in the Sea of Grass exhibit at the Timber Lake Museum.
    This painting, “Negotiating the Release,” by Lakota artist Del Iron Cloud, was commissioned by Dr. Paul Carpenter in 1997. It depicts the Fool Soldiers (right) negotiating with Chief White Lodge for the release of white women and children he took captive during the 1862 conflict in Minnesota. Proceeds from the sale of prints continue to support scholarships for descendants of the Fool Soldiers. The painting is one of the scenes in the Sea of Grass exhibit at the Timber Lake Museum.

    On July 16 a gathering at the CRST Lakota Cultural Center in Eagle Butte will bring together descendants of the Fool Soldiers, a band of young Lakota warriors, and relatives of the people they ransomed and rescued in 1862. The event marks the 30th anniversary of the first reunion, which was held in Eagle Butte in July, 1996. The agenda, beginning at 1:30, will include a talk by Dr. Paul Carpenter …