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Joseph Chasing Horse

Joseph Chasing Horse

Lakota Sioux Nations

Joseph Chasing Horse is a Native American Cross Cultural consultant of the Black HIlls of South Dakota. He is an Ambassador to the United Nations for the Lakota Sioux Nations, an ordained Sundance Chief and a descendant of the great Spiritual Leader, Crazy Horse. He serves as Emissary to Mr. Arvol Looking Horse, the nineteenth caretaker of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe. Mr. Chasing Horse is an internationally known Native American Cultural consultant and gifted Speaker. With expertise in the fields of Educational and Environmental issues, he has worked with NASA. As a Cross Cultural Consultant he has assisted JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) in developing Lakota Star Knowledge Curriculum. He also serves as liaison between NASA and many traditional Indian communities including the Navajo (Dine') Nation, and as far reaching as the Nahaut of Mexico and the Athabascan of Alaska. With inspired vision, Mr. Chasing Horse is responsibly committed to the well being of the next Seven Generations. For the last 14 years Joseph has sponsored thousands of Youth for the annual Spring Gathering Ceremony in the Black Hills, promoting Cultural Awareness through education. He remains instrumental concerning the Cultural Preservation and renaming of Native American Sacred Sites. In 1999, Mr. Chasing Horse led many nations on a 500 mile Spiritual Walk, from the Black Hills to Yellowstone, culminating in the protection of the last remaining free-roaming bison herd in Yellowstone National Park. With more than 25 years of Sundance Ceremony experience, Joseph Chasing Horse has played an integral role in Native American Cultural Revival.

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