Henry Crow Dog Explained

Henry Crow Dog was a Rosebud Indian Reservation Sioux medicine man who resided on his land, Crow Dog's Paradise.^[1]

Henry Crow Dog and Dennis Banks

In 1970, Henry Crow Dog introduced Dennis Banks, a Leech Lake Indian Reservation Ojibwe and leader of the American Indian Movement, about Lakota religion.^{[2] [3]} Dennis Banks sought out Henry Crow Dog for this purpose after he realized that he and most of AIM had very little Native American spiritual knowledge or guidance.^[4] Crow Dog then taught Banks the Inipi, Yuwipi, and Sun Dance ceremonies.^[5] Henry Crow Dog's son, Leonard Crow Dog, soon became the spiritual leader of AIM and Crow Dog's Paradise soon became a meeting place for the organization.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Crow Dog, Leonard. Crow Dog: Four Generations of Sioux Medicine Men. 1996. Herper Perennial. New York. 0-06-016861-7. 61–62. Richard Erdoes.
2. Book: Banks, Dennis. Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement. limited. 2004. University of Oklahoma. Norman. 978-0806136912. 96–104.
3. Book: Crow Dog, Leonard. Crow Dog: Four Generations of Sioux Medicine Men. 1996. Harper Perennial. 163–164. New York. 0-06-016861-7. Richard Erdoes.
4. Book: Crow Dog, Leonard. Crow Dog: Four Generations of Sioux Medicine Men. 1996. Harper Perennial. 163. New York. 0-06-016861-7. Richard Erdoes.
5. Book: Banks, Dennis. Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement. limited. 2004. University of Oklahoma. Norman. 978-0806136912. 96–104.
6. Book: Crow Dog, Leonard. Crow Dog: Four Generations of Sioux Medicine Men. 1996. Harper Perennial. New York. 0-06-016861-7. 177. Richard Erdoes.