| DEVILS TOWER LAKOTA BEAR LODGE |
American Indians call Devils Tower,
Bear Lodge, House or Tipi. The great
vertical sratches are a result of a gigantic
bear attempting to climb The Tower as it
sprung from the earth. The scale of this
place is difficult to communicate in
photographs. In the image at left, a pair of
Vultures can be seen as tiny dark spots
left of center. Vultures have a wing span
of 6 ft. In the color image below are
ceremonial Prayer Bundles left by
Indians, an ancient tradition of worship
continued. They requested a ban on
climbing during the month of June, a
particularly significant time of worship
which revolves around the summer
solstice. Continuing our history of
disrespect the NPS has only responded
with a strictly voluntary policy. Forget the
little green aliens of Close
Encounters. We need to better
understand and respect the
significance that American Indians
are a genetically distinct and seperate
race from all other humans. They
unwillingly turned this continent over
to us in a pristine state after having
worshiped North America as home
for at least ten thousand years. We
treat this land as we treat each other.
Bear Lodge, House or Tipi. The great
vertical sratches are a result of a gigantic
bear attempting to climb The Tower as it
sprung from the earth. The scale of this
place is difficult to communicate in
photographs. In the image at left, a pair of
Vultures can be seen as tiny dark spots
left of center. Vultures have a wing span
of 6 ft. In the color image below are
ceremonial Prayer Bundles left by
Indians, an ancient tradition of worship
continued. They requested a ban on
climbing during the month of June, a
particularly significant time of worship
which revolves around the summer
solstice. Continuing our history of
disrespect the NPS has only responded
with a strictly voluntary policy. Forget the
little green aliens of Close
Encounters. We need to better
understand and respect the
significance that American Indians
are a genetically distinct and seperate
race from all other humans. They
unwillingly turned this continent over
to us in a pristine state after having
worshiped North America as home
for at least ten thousand years. We
treat this land as we treat each other.
