Monday, November 11, 2019

Minnie's War Bonnet: A modern Native warrior woman

By Yvonne Russo - November 11, 2019 at 09:45AM

Yvonne Russo's animated short pays tribute to Minnie Hollow Wood, one of the many women warriors who fought courageously alongside male warriors in major battles such as the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Minnie was the first Lakhota woman warrior to be honored with a sacred War Bonnet, a symbolic give-away, representing one of the highest honors of war, peace and valor.



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