Lakota Life Mural

Twins

      When the world was covered with water and the people were all looking for a high place, grandfather looked down at them and took pity on them. He made himself in the form of the war eagle and he swooped down. There was a young maiden on a very high point, he picked her up and carried her to his nest. He then transformed himself into a man and from this union there came twins.
   One was light-skinned and the other dark-skinned. She raised them and showed them the ways of the Lakota people, the true ways. As they grew they were playful and enjoyed the good things in life. They learned the values and hunting skills that they would need when they would become young men.
   While out hunting bear, coyote, buffalo, elk or the deer, on one of these trips they came upon a beautiful lodge with a maiden standing in front of it. They walked over to her and started to get to know her and they were very enthralled with her. They courted her in the ways of the Lakota people. The dark-skinned one was a very good flute player, he played beautiful music and he would sit in the evenings and court the young maiden with his beautiful music. Therefore, he won her heart and they became one.
   The light-skinned one needed to search for his life, his way; he said goodbye to his brother and his brother's wife. He traveled over great distances. As legend goes, the two brothers on leaving one another exchanged gifts. One taking the cross and the one that stayed home took the circle.
   Legends say that one day the two would be reunited with their gifts-the hoop and the cross. We show that with two eagle feathers, and it is good all these things happened. We celebrate when we come together in the form of song and music (and the storyteller again).


	Twins When the world was covered with water and the people were all looking for a high place, grandfather looked down at them and took pity on them. He made himself in the form of the war eagle and he swooped down. There was a young maiden on a very high point, he picked her up and carried her to his nest. He then transformed himself into a man and from this union there came twins. One was light-skinned and the other dark-skinned. She raised them and showed them the ways of the Lakota people, the true ways. As they grew they were playful and enjoyed the good things in life. They learned the values and hunting skills that they would need when they would become young men. While out hunting bear, coyote, buffalo, elk or the deer, on one of these trips they came upon a beautiful lodge with a maiden standing in front of it. They walked over to her and started to get to know her and they were very enthralled with her. They courted her in the ways of the Lakota people. The dark-skinned one was a very good flute player, he played beautiful music and he would sit in the evenings and court the young maiden with his beautiful music. Therefore, he won her heart and they became one. The light-skinned one needed to search for his life, his way; he said goodbye to his brother and his brother's wife. He traveled over great distances. As legend goes, the two brothers on leaving one another exchanged gifts. One taking the cross and the one that stayed home took the circle. Legends say that one day the two would be reunited with their gifts-the hoop and the cross. We show that with two eagle feathers, and it is good all these things happened. We celebrate when we come together in the form of song and music (and the storyteller again).