Mary crow dog6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Chief Crow Dog was also a longtime member of the Native American Church. Later in life, Chief Crow Dog and Richard Erdoes created a book titled Crow Dog: Four Generations of Indian Medicine Men, which told the story of Chief Crow Dog’s influential ancestors. ![]() ![]() He learned traditional Lakota traditions, songs, and ceremonies that had been passed down for generations and kept the knowledge alive as a medicine man for the tribe. Respect, compassion, generosity, love, kindness and care.” Want more Native News? Get the free daily newsletter today.Ĭhief Crow Dog, who was descended from a line of four Lakota medicine men, was educated by his parents and elders from the Rosebud Sioux tribe. “The teachings of my parents whom now both reside in the spirit world. “Woke up early this morning and laid there pondering,” Leonard Crow Dog Jr, Chief Crow Dog’s son, said in a post on Facebook. ![]() Chief Crow Dog leaves behind his wife JoAnn Crow Dog and many children and grandchildren. A spiritual leader who was nationally renowned for revitalizing Native American religion and advocating for Native rights, Chief Leonard Crow Dog (Sicangu Lakota), passed away shortly after midnight on Sunday, June 6 on Crow Dog’s Paradise on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. ![]()
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