Special edition T-shirt marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass (Little Bighorn) when the Allied Nations, the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Lakota, united to defeat Custer and 225 soldiers of the 7th calvary of the US army in 1876. The battle remains the sole instance where the United States flag was captured on Turtle Island. That flag now belongs to the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Peoples.
The piece depicts a Woman Warrior on horseback capturing a 7th cavalry flag, dragging it on the ground. She is half Cheyenne and half Oglala. Her knife sheath and moccasins are painted in Cheyenne Pink to honor the Cheyenne people. The moon in the background is 82% Waxing giggeous, the moon phase on the 25th of June in 1876. The dark side, the earths shadow, is counting coup on the flag as well, right under her moccasin. This piece honors one of the most significant victories for Indigenous Peoples and the most devastating defeat of the US army, demonstrating Indigenous tactic, strategy, and unity, uplifting the Women Warriors who played a decisive role in the battle.
Our people have always resisted. We have always fought to protect our lifeways. That has always lived within us, and it still does to this day. All proceeds from this shirt go to funding Indigenous resistance today.
Art by Joe Pulliam.
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Special edition T-shirt marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass (Little Bighorn) when the Allied Nations, the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Lakota, united to defeat Custer and 225 soldiers of the 7th calvary of the US army in 1876. The battle remains the sole instance where the United States flag was captured on Turtle Island. That flag now belongs to the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Peoples.
The piece depicts a Woman Warrior on horseback capturing a 7th cavalry flag, dragging it on the ground. She is half Cheyenne and half Oglala. Her knife sheath and moccasins are painted in Cheyenne Pink to honor the Cheyenne people. The moon in the background is 82% Waxing giggeous, the moon phase on the 25th of June in 1876. The dark side, the earths shadow, is counting coup on the flag as well, right under her moccasin. This piece honors one of the most significant victories for Indigenous Peoples and the most devastating defeat of the US army, demonstrating Indigenous tactic, strategy, and unity, uplifting the Women Warriors who played a decisive role in the battle.
Our people have always resisted. We have always fought to protect our lifeways. That has always lived within us, and it still does to this day. All proceeds from this shirt go to funding Indigenous resistance today.
Art by Joe Pulliam.
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