You can find me at Chief Plenty Coup State Park on the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend. That's where this picture was taken. These four veteran's were the Color Guard for Chief Plenty Coup's Day of Honor. This day was established to recognize Chief Plenty Coups achievements and to continue working to achieve his dreams. His goal was to develop a Peace Park for all people. A place where people could come and learn. He wanted people to find ways to work together.
Three members of the Color Guard are also members of the Native American Women Warriors. The organization was founded by Mitchelene BigMan a member of the Crow Nation, and a 22 year Army veteran. The organization was founded in March of 2010. They became a national non-profit organization March 1, 2012. If you were watching President Obama's 2nd Inaugural Parade you may have seen them.
I embedded four links in the picture using ThingLink http://www.thinglink.com/ . If you take your cursor and go over the picture you will find the links. Three are connected to the Native American Women Warriors and one is a link to Chief Plenty Coups State Park.
NAWW are doing a great job of bringing attention to the work our troops do and the roles of women in the military. There have been women warriors in many tribes. During the Battle of the Rosebud (June 17, 1876) one of the Sioux warriors was a woman. On the other side two of the warriors were women from the Crow Nation. The Crow Nation sided with the US Cavalry against their traditional enemies.
I was a member of the Montana National Guard for 24 years before retiring. I honor what the NAWW have accomplished.
I was a member of the Montana National Guard for 24 years before retiring. I honor what the NAWW have accomplished.
