The Ultimate Aim of Dakota Life: Being a Good Relative

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The ultimate aim of Dakota life is that one must be a good relative...honorable, courteous, and ready to make personal sacrifice...

Unchi Ella Cara Deloria, Ihanktonwan Nation

Vintage black-and-white portrait of Ella Cara Deloria, seated, wearing a beaded headband, long braids, and a fringed buckskin dress with beaded yoke and belt.