Chief Fools Crow after Naming me Lakota Cante' and adopting me, led me around the circle shade with Buddy Red Bow joining and the women, children and men following. Chief Fools Crow presented the White Owl Coo staff to me on the 27th day of June1977.
Chief Fools Crow annointing & blessing my Cannunpa (Pipe) and Larry Thompson's Pipe. Grandpa said, "If I had a son, I would want him to be just like Larry." Larry is Cherokee and African. His Grandmothe was a medicine woman.
The Four Winds Foundation & Lodge of The Great Spirit
Chief Fools Crow when he was a middle age man.
Chief Fools Crow praying and blessing our Cannunpa's (Pipe) at his home Ceremonial grounds.
Fannie Araid of Hawk Fools Crow - Chief Fools Crow's first wife. She passed away after their child Marie was born.
Chief Fools Crow with other renound Elder Chiefs.
Chief Fools Crow and Dik at my mountain home in Colorado 19811978
Chief Fools Crow naming John Denver adopted son Cet'an Luta (Red Hawk). Dik, Grandpa, Buddy, John and Dallas Chief Eagle.
Grandmother Kate Fools Crow around 93 years of mortal life.
Grandpa Fools Crow and his only child - daughter Marie. Fannie Afraid of Hawk (Grandpa's wife) gave birth to Marie. Marie married Amos Lone Hill who would sing Grandpa's medicine ceremonial songs. The ceremony is called Yuwipi.
Chief Fools Crow telling Grandma Kate Pony Leggins Fools Crow, a story at their home.
My Aunt Martha's Husband Bill donated this trailer he painted to Grandpa & Grandma Fools Crow. I drove and pulled the trailer from Elgin, Illinois to Grandpa's home on the Rez in South Dakota.
Buddy Red Bow visiting my Aunt Martha & Uncle Bill (he is Indian) who donated the painted trailer to Grandpa Fools Crow, and me.
Chief Fools Crow was the spiritual intercessor of the big Pow Wow in Denver. Over 4000 Native Peoples of different tribes participated.
Grandpa & Grandma Fools Crow with Grandpa"s daugter Marie Lone Hill.
Artists Paul Collins, Larry Thompson, Dik, John Denver & musician/film maker Dean Evanson listening to Chief Fools Crow praying . Paul's painting of Grandpa is in a series of Paul's paintings entitled "Other Voices"
Chief Fools Crow (Grandpa) and Buddy Red Bow (Music artist). Chief Fools Crow led the first and only legal Sun Dance that year. Buddy was 16 years old and one of the 16 dancers in that first Sun Dance. In today's reality, as many as 90 dancer's participate.
Grandpa - Chief Fools Crow and Grandma Kate at our mountain home on Turkey Creek near Evergreen, Colorado.
John Denver, Holmes Hendrix and my Foundation bought Grandpa Fools Crow a new 1979 Jeep. He and Grandma had no transportation. We hired a driver for them. In the picture: Dik, Grandma, Grandpa, Buddy Red Bow and Sonny Richards who was a medicine man who danced with Buddy in the first legal Sun Dance led by Chief Fools Crow.
Grandpa & Thomas Mailes who authored the book on Grandpa's life as Chief Fools Crow - The Ceremonial Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Teton Sioux for Double Day Publishing.
Grandpa blessing a Pipe.
Chief Fools Crow - Mato Wambli - Eagle Bear in our mountian home yard.
Grandpa & Grandma at our home in Colorado.
John Denver singing Poems Prayers and Promises to Chief Fools Crow at my naming/adoption ceremony and Grandpa and Buddy's birthday June 27th 1977.
Chief Fools Crow speaking in Washington DC at the Senate building.
Grandpa and Grandma with babies - behind Tammy and Stephan Red Bow.
Grandpa's Chief Bonnet.
Chief Fools Crow praying at the Wounded Knee burial site.
Fools Crow the Renowned Medicine Man going to perform a healing ceremony.
Grandmother Gertie Larvie and her Mother on the right. Gertie was a renouned medicine woman.
The first ride on a horse at Grandpa and Grandma's home.
Chief Fools Crow's (Grandpa's) house was burned down during the 1973 Wonded Knee incident. Most likely burned down by the "Goon Squad" who tightly controlled the Pine Ridge Agency. They are seen in the movie Thunderheart.
Wayne Eagle Boy drawing of Grandpa in a ceremony. The spirits above and around Grandpa.
A collage featuring Grandpa Fools Crow reciting a Medicine prayer.
A drawing of Grandpa Fools Crow.
The Pall Bearers standing in prayers at Chief Fools Crow's funeral ceremony held at the gym of the Kyle School.
Looking at the picture, I am in front on the right side in the black shirt. The Pine Ridge Agency Oglala Tribal Chairman is across from me on the left. We all wore a Chiefs Bonnet in honor of Grandpa.
Other honored Chiefs served as pall beareers.
Ninety members of the Big Foot Riders had horses for the pall bearers. We rode behind of the wagon that had Grandpa's casket in. Chief Mel Lone Hill led the procession. We rode five miles to the burial grounds. The burial ceremony was conducted there.
My Mother with John Denver.
Walmart Donated 3000 Pairs of new Shoes to the Foundation. The shoes were delivered to the Pine Ridge Reservation.
The back of the
WalMart truck filled with donated new shoes on the Pine Ridge Rez
WalMart truck arrived with donated shoes - Dik,, a friend, Chief Mel Lone Hill, Sonny Richards, Geneva Lone Hill & Child, Lynn Weaver.
Sonny, Lynn, Geneva and Dik - Lynn Weaver, duaghter of Dennis & Gerry Weaver, was the key leader of the shoe donation from Wal Mart.
Wide shot of shoes in boxes that we distributed to the communities on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Kiddos with shoes
Just received new shoes.
New Shoes - Lela Waste! (Really Good)
Lisa Classon helped distributing the shoes.
Chief Mel Lone Hill, Geneva Lone Hill and Dik unloading the shoe donations from WalMart.
Four Winds Orchard Organic apples donated to the Pine Ridge Rez food bank by FWF
We delivered thousands of pounds of organic apples from our orchard to the food bank on the Rez with Geneva and Chief Mel Lone Hill.
Al Homes and Dik. Al was a spiritual leader of the Eloists. He lived near Plymouth Rock.
Bob & Wing Yee who serve The Great Spirit - They are the Directors of The Eloists. They generously donate and support the humanitarian efforts our Four Winds Foundation and Lodge of The Great Spirit every year! We are so grateful for their love and support!
Lisa Classen and Dik visiting Elder Al Homes spiritual Elder of the Eloiits at Duxbury, MA
Indigienous Foster Children with the Four Winds Foundation Family Winter Solstice Card 1982
Indian Dance School Program Marshdale Colorado1981.
Children on the stairway anxiously waiting to see what's under the Solstice Tree.
The Indian Children in front of the Solstice Tree
The children hanging out.
Such a beautiful face.
The young children up front.
Gregg & Tae celebrating their win on the living room basketball small play hoop.
Shaun Fast Horse & Tae.
The kids at our home on Turkey Creek, Evergreen, Colorado 1982
The children at the Grand Canyon.
The kids lined up at the Grand Canyon.
A bath with my daughter and foster child Rhondell
The kids at Disney Land in California.
The kids hung their stockings at the fireplace in the mountain home of the Four Winds Foundation.
Buddy Red Bow & Chief Dan George on the Centennial Movie site. Buddy worked as the Native language coach.
John Fusco - writer/producer Thunderheart movie, Dik, Unknow & Buddy Red Bow.
Working on Thunderheart movie.
Buddy over looking from the Stronghold in the Bad Lands. The Ghost Dance was held here, and it was the escape location from the Wounded Knee Massacre 1890
Buddy and Dik praying at the Stronghold.
Buddy under the Sun Dance Tree at Chief Fools Crows home.
Buddy Red Bow's daughter Tammy.
Buddy Red Bow and John Denver.
Viggo Mortenson and Stardust Red Bow on the movie set
Buddy Red Bow performing.
The Inipi Lodge frame and alter grounds.
Inipi (purification) Ceremony abut to take place with Grandpa at our home base.
Dennis and Gerry Weave celebrating their 50th marriage ceremony. I prayed and spoke at the event. They supported our Foundation faithfully prior to their passing over.
Dik working on the Thunderheart film score.
I'm sitting at the recording console.
Michael Apted Director and James Horner Composer with Dik in the studio recording the score and special effects on the movie Thunderheart.
Michael Apted Director and James Horner Composer in the studio with the team recording the film score.
John Fusco (renound film writer/producer) and Dik at John's home in Vermont.
Richela and John Fusco at their home in Vermont. They are Expecting a baby.
John Fusco (also music artists/composer) performing on the farm a mega concert for the deer, birds, horses and other critters. It was a major success!
John Fusco film writer/producer and actress Stardust Red Bow on the Hildago Film set.
I'm Recording Lama Tashi the Principle Chant Master at the Dalai Lama's Drepung Loseling Monastery.
Dik in the studio with Tae, Lama Tashi and Jonathan Goldman - producer.
At the studio Dik just recorded the chants performed by Lama Tashi, chant master. Jonathan Goldman produced with me in my studio.
Staardust Red Bow on the far left - college graduation. Yay Stardust!
Stardust in Miss South Dakota pagent.
Home made sign Rez style!
Buddy Red Bow visiting my mother at her home in Elgin, Illinois.
Janine and Robert Gray Eagle with children visiting Dik. Robert was the Oglala Tribal Judge and Lawyer. Janine is a relative to Chief Fools Crow.
The all Wise Chiefeness Rhonda of The Four Winds Family.
At John Denver's home backyard with our children and Mom Rhonda, Tae, Hopi and Chaya'.
Dorie Cofeer and Dik with Dennis Weaver.
Dik, Noriaki and Marc Sotkin. Working on a film script together.
Dennis and Gerry Weaver's Earth Ship. I convinced Dennis and Gerry to move to Colorado from LA. We all worked on the building. I performed two wedding ceremonies there.
Special friend Dorie Cofer and Dik in an old abandon car on Harris Sherman's mountain land. Harris, a lawyer, represented the Hopi Nation and other Native tribes. He won his first supreme court argument 9 - 0!!
Dik holding Rhonda's son Aiko.
Larry Thompson's children Jinji and Ola.
No Indians Allowed back in the old days up to 1980's.
Dik - Ceremony Time.