Ernie LaPointe

Ernie LaPointe
Eternal Field, A wet-plate collodion photograph of Ernie LaPointe[1][2]
Born1948
Pine Ridge, South Dakota, U.S.
Occupation(s)Writer, Orator
SpouseSonja LaPointe
RelativesSitting Bull (great-grandfather)[3]

Ernie LaPointe (born 1948) is the great-grandson of Sitting Bull (Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake), chief of the Hunkpapa Lakota.[4][5] LaPointe is a Indigenous American Sun Dancer, author, and orator.[6] LaPointe had a long journey from childhood through struggles overcoming alcohol and marijuana use related to PTSD while homeless, the embracement of his culture and the spiritual ways of his ancestors, to his quest to become the authoritative voice for his great-grandfather, as is shown in the documentary Sitting Bull's Voice.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Shane Balkowitsch Wet Plate Collodion Ambrotype Photography". Sharoncol.balkowitsch.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  2. ^ "Eternal Field :: State Historical Society of North Dakota (SHSND)". Digitalhorizonsonline.org. 2014-09-06. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  3. ^ Baker, Harry (October 27, 2021). "Great-grandson of iconic Native American leader Sitting Bull confirmed by DNA analysis". livescience.com.
  4. ^ "NMNH - Repatriation Office - Reports - Plains - Sisseton-Wahpeton". Anthropology.si.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  5. ^ Kincaid, Sara. "Smithsonian traces Sitting Bull's descendants". indiancountrynews.com. Indian Country News. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. ^ White, Dustin. "Sitting Bull descendant shares story". Lakota Country Times. lakotacountrytimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. ^ Vogrin, Bill (2014-10-17). "Side Streets: Royalty to attend film about combat vet's recovery from PTSD and embracing Indian heritage". Coloradosprings.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  8. ^ "555collective - PTSD and Sitting Bull". 555c.org. 2014-01-11. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-09-17.