And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, June 5, 2026
“Spotted Weasel and his wife. Sioux. London, England. 1909″
I think the white dots on the wife's garments are elk "ivories" that were highly valued. Elk only have two of these, so her dress decorations show the harvest of a whole lot of elk. Biggskye in Missouri
They misspelled Sue’s name and she’s the one who’s spotted.
ReplyDeleteSo, calling someone a spotted weasel is not an insult in his circle?
ReplyDeleteI think the white dots on the wife's garments are elk "ivories" that were highly valued. Elk only have two of these, so her dress decorations show the harvest of a whole lot of elk.
ReplyDeleteBiggskye in Missouri
Grand proud looking pair.
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell were they doing in England? Reclaiming territory?
ReplyDeleteNo relation of mine, despite the name. My family story of an Indian ancestor was Ojibwa, not Sioux.
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