Curiosity leads a young warrior to track a new animal.
His beautiful images enhance our understanding of the Horse and its importance in Lakota culture..
Using the ledger-art style of his forefathers he adds colorful detail.
Montileaux retells the Legend of Tasunka from the traditional stories of the Lakota people.
Written in both English and Lakota, Donald F.
Then the Great Spirit, who gave the gift of the horse, takes it away.
With their newfound strength they rule over the plains.
They become filled with pride.
The Lakota capture and tame them, and the people grow rich and powerful.
They are horses that shimmer with color and run swift as the wind.
It leads him far from home, but at last he finds a herd of the strange new creatures.
Curiosity leads a young warrior to track a new animal