Thread by @LakotaMan1

Excerpts from the book “Lakota Noon.”

A collection of oral history from the Lakota/Cheyenne/Arapaho perspective.

“Crazy Horse rode up to Short Bull after the first Reno fight, Short Bull said, "niȟ’aŋ hí yeló. Kičhízap kiŋ hí nayašna yeló"
“Too late, you've missed the fight.”

“Crazy Horse laughed,
"emíčiktuŋža yo, nawášna eyáš okíčhize tȟáŋka waŋ pahá akȟótahaŋ u weló. ho hél okíčhize tȟáŋka kte hé šni yeló."

“Sorry to miss the fight, but there's a good fight coming over the hill, that's where the big fight is going to be, we won't miss that one.”

“An older man, Little Bear rode up to Iron Hawk and said,
"hokšíla, blihíči’ya yo makȟóče kiŋ lečéla tȟeháŋ yuŋké yeló."

(take courage boy, only the earth lasts.)”

“Low Dog, Ogála, to his men.
"Lé aŋpétu kiŋháŋ líla waštéyelo, uŋt’ápi eyáš tókȟa šní yeló, mihákab ú po!"

“This is a good day to die, follow me.”

Translated as, “it is a good day, we (will die) but dont worry, follow me.”

“White Bull was shouting to the men,
"maȟpíya wókičhuŋze na makȟá kiŋ ečéla tȟeháŋ yuŋké yeló."

“Only heaven and earth lasts long.”

The Lakota believed life was an ephemeral dream. Only heaven and earth are eternal.