This design is
from an original pen-and-ink and colored pencil
drawing by Yankton Sioux artist Joseph
Chamberlain. The artist is inspired by stories
from his childhood and is committed to passing
the old teachings to the next generation. His
work often portrays spiritual aspects of Plains
Indians. All Night Meeting represents a meeting
traditional among Lakota, Nakota and Dakota
tribes, a gathering at which members drum, pray
and meditate. The seven figures in the meeting
and the seven Water Birds represent the Seven
Fires shared by the peoples on their journey to
the Plains. The Seven Council Fires became the
governing group of the seven tribes of the Sioux
Nation The two warriors hold a gourd rattle,
small drum and other items used during the
meeting. Water Birds are a symbol of the renewal
of life, the rain and the rivers that feed us.
Moon and Sun signify the all night nature of
them meeting.
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