This priceless painting of Chief Fools Crow once hung in his home. Now an extremely limited series of official replicas (including one NFT) are being made availble to VIP donors to the Four Winds Foundation.
Any donor giving $20,000 or more will receive a framed, full-scale digital print of this portrait. Additionally, donors are invited to place a bid on a unique one of a kind NFT of this painting. To view/bid on the NFT, click the link on the right. For more information on this humanitarian campaign, please continue reading below.
All donations of an amount greater than $20,000 will be used exclusively for humanitarian efforts that directly support Indigenous communities and individuals.
“The Spirits work through my Hollow Bones.” - Chief Fools Crow
Chief Fools Crow was the Ceremonial Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Teton Sioux, consisting of seven bands (tribes) of the Sioux Nation. He was an iconic spiritual leader and medicine man. During his mortal lifetime, he performed powerful healing ceremonies for individuals who came to be treated by him from all parts of the world. It was well known that he had four hundred and five spirits overseeing his “Yuwipi” ceremonies and medicine work. He and his wife Fannie Afraid of Hawk once hung the portrait featured in this fundraiser on his living room wall. Before he passed, he handed this, by renowned artist David Humphreys Miller, painting to his grandson (Dik Darnell - Lakota Cante’) and said: “Grandson, I want you to have this painting and someday use it to help our people.” That day has arrived.
Any donor giving an amount greater than $20,000 in support of The Four Winds Foundation and Lodge of the Great Spirit’s humanitarian efforts, will receive a full-scale high resolution digital print of this priceless painting of Chief Fools Crow. Additionally, a “one of a kind only” NFT copy of the original is available to any donor bidding $20,000 or more in cryptocurrency. This NFT, and the physical prints of the painting distributed during this fundraiser, will be the only copies of the painting that will ever be released to the public.
All donations of an amount greater than $20,000 will be used exclusively for humanitarian efforts that directly support Indigenous communities and individuals.
It is our greatest hope that some donors will give an amount far greater than $20,000 as all donations provide a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of those who need it most.
The Four Winds Foundation has been providing financial aid and relief for individuals and families for over 52 years. Our work includes providing food, clothing, electricity, water, heating, housing, education programs, addiction recovery, cultural awareness, health care, disease prevention and sustainable livelihoods. Our humanitarian relief efforts are focused around the extreme poverty levels on Indigenous land and/or reservations. It is estimated that 90% or more of Indigenous peoples on the Pine Ridge Reservation are currently living below the poverty level. They need our help!
Additionally, The Four Winds Foundation & Lodge of The Great Spirit will receive royalties equal to 25% of all secondary sales of the “Chief Fools Crow” NFT, thereby ensuring the continued support of our humanitarian efforts. It is our intent for this humble digital art to provide real-world impact for years to come. Purchasing this NFT is a direct way to utilize cryptocurrency to improve lives. By improving access to basic needs, rights, and resources, we are taking one more step toward harnessing the promise of blockchain to build a better future for all.