David Swallow Jr. on the Fort Laramie Peace Treaty 150th Anniversary Ride

Traditional Medicine Man, David Swallow Jr. discusses this year’s 400-mile horse ride from Wounded Knee, South Dakota, to Fort Laramie, Wyoming, by fellow Lakota Medicine Man Ivan Lookinghorse, commemorating 150 years of the Fort Laramie peace treaty between the Sioux Nation and U.S. government. David Swallow Jr. also discusses Lakota Culture and current spiritual struggles on the reservation and across the United States. Recorded By Ted Bonnitt in Porcupine, South Dakota, July, 2018.