Chief Arvol Looking Horse
The importance of beadwork and regalia for native identity
About Chief Arvol Looking Horse
Chief Arvol Looking Horse is the 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe, and Spiritual Leader of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Oyate, known as the Great Sioux Nation. He has worked to reconcile traditional healing and western medicine since the 1970s, and admits it is still a struggle.
Tribal Affiliation
Mni Coujou Lakota
Hometown
Eagle Butte, South Dakota
Occupation
Spiritual Leader, 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle
Region
Great Plains