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When a man took a mate in a honorable way, he would use this as the court-
ing blanket. This was done to show respect and honor on behalf of the family.
This picture is of our son, Stephen, and his wife, Ellen White Thunder, on
their wedding day.
They are feeding each other with
wasna
which is sacred food received
through the Treaty with the Buffalo Nation and the
Lakota
people. This trea-
ty was established in the Black Hills.
