"The stones come from Inyan, from the beginning, when Inyan completed creation and dried up and scattered all over the world. Those stones remind us of that. Tunkan Oyate - that's the Stone people . . . We address each stone as "Tunkasila [Grandfather] . . . I address them as Tunkasila, also because they represent the beginning of time until today. And they are my relatives, and they are dear to me."
Albert White Hat,
Lakota chief
Photo: Badlands National Park, SD; May 17, 2013
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