This is the Alter of St. Elizabeth's Church, along the Missouri River, near the Community of Wakpala on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. From here, my Great-Grandfather, Tipi Sapa, Philip Joseph Deloria, spiritually served the Oceti Sakowin and beyond for more than 40 years.
It has always been interesting to me how the Cross symbolizes the Four Directions and the Medicine Wheel, as well as the cross of Christianity.
