by Marlena Myles | Aug 14, 2017
←Back to Digital Art Šúŋka Naǧí ~Dog Spirit, 2017~ Program: Adobe Illustrator CC Print Prices. Prints start at $25 for a 12″ x 12″ print. Please click the link below to choose your size. Thank you. Order Prints $25.00 – $150.00Select...
by Marlena Myles | Aug 11, 2017
Dakota 38+2 Prayer Horse The piece I created was in some ways a response to the Walker Art Center recreating the gallows (that was to be a playground for kids) used to execute 38 Dakota warriors in 1862, which in turned caused the exile of the Dakota people from our...
by Marlena Myles | Jun 23, 2017
Aŋpétu Wí In Dakota/Language stories, Wi refers to the Sun & Moon: Aŋpétu Wí (Morning Light), the solar version, is one of the more powerful spirits to the Oceti Sakowin. His wife is Haŋwí (evening light), the moon spirit. He is considered the leader of the...
by Marlena Myles | Jun 8, 2017
Uŋk & Maka In Dakota/Lakota stories, Uŋk is the former companion to Maka, the Earth spirit. However the two were constantly quarreling and eventually, Maka banished Uŋk to the waters. Uŋk obviously didn’t appreciate this banishment, but she ended up as the...
by Marlena Myles | May 16, 2017
Mnísota Wakpá Howákhaŋ k’a Dakhóta Thamákhočhe Wašté The Minnesota River: Walleye & Dakota people’s beautiful homeland Among the Dakota people, gifts from the many bodies of water nourished our existence: Mni Wiconi (Water is Life) is a phrase that...
