Amelia Schafer filed an article titled, “Bringing the stories back: Project aims to tell Lakota stories from Buffalo Bill show,” in the Rapid City Journal, on March 18, 2024.
Schafer, the Indigenous Affairs reporter for ICT and the Rapid City Journal, interviewed several members of the NHPRC-Mellon grant-funded project, Wičhóoyake kiη aglí—They Bring the Stories Back: Connecting Lakota Wild West Performers to Pine Ridge Community Histories, including Cecelia Firethunder, Amanda Takes War Bonnett, and Doug Seefeldt. The piece mentions how the project community collaborators such as Amanda Takes War Bonnett, Firethunder and Stella Iron Cloud have hosted radio shows, contacted relatives, and raised awareness for the project. Today, many Lakota people may not know about their ancestors’ involvement in the show. This digital archive project is willing to help anyone who is curious in researching their family. On April 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., project researchers are hosting a scanning party at Oglala Lakota College in Kyle, South Dakota. Community members can bring photos, trinkets, and other documents from ancestors who participated in the show.
