Land Of Spirits ... Montana Art Photo

Deer Medicine Rocks is a sacred place for the Northern Cheyenne and Sioux Native Americans. This spiritual land mass is located on private land in... more

by GiselaSchneider MontanaArtist

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Land Of Spirits ... Montana Art Photo

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GiselaSchneider MontanaArtist

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Photograph

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Deer Medicine Rocks is a sacred place for the Northern Cheyenne and Sioux Native Americans. This spiritual land mass is located on private land in Rosebud County, Montana. Montana Native peoples still have ceremonies and offerings honoring their ancestors and beliefs. The petroglyphs carved into this sandstone tell important stories of cultural values of honor, respect, humbleness and compassion.

When I visited this area, my thoughts were of the history and all of the activity that had happened in the past. Custer and the 7th cavalry came through here and camped on the Rosebud. Lakota Sioux Chief, Buffalo Bull Who Sits Down ( Tatanka Iyotake ) had visions that rallied the warriors before the battle of Greasy Grass .

This is my vision of this special place. All of my images were taken just a few miles South of my home in Rosebud County, Montana, USA. I layered a dozen photos to create this image. The buffalo are from Cow Creek Road, Lame Deer pow wow provided my images of the dancers and the petroglyphs are from Deer Medicine Rocks. My inspiration is the place that is my home. Captured all of the images used with my Canon EOS 7D, fitted with a Tamron lens 70-300mm.

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May 25th, 2011