May 20, 2003
STATEMENT OF BERNARD RED CHERRIES, JR.
REGARDING THE MEETING AT BEAR BUTTE, MAY 10, 2003

We are saddened that the spiritual leaders of the Lakota nation who were present at the meeting at Bear Butte on May 10, 2003, have decided not to continue with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Nations in our efforts to preserve and protect our ceremonies for our children and our children's children. We wish them well.

We, the Cheyenne and Arapaho, will continue our fight for the protection and preservation of the traditional beliefs of our peoples. Further discussion and planning will be done in June, followed with a presentation in Washington, DC shortly thereafter.

Thank you for the strong support we have received in this our cause.

BERNARD RED CHERRIES JR
NORTHERN CHEYENNE SUNDANCE/ARROW PRIEST,
ELKHORN SCRAPER SOCIETY HEADSMAN.

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Please go to the following pages to get the reactions of the Little Feather Center and other members.

Arvol's statement	Comments 1	Comments 2	Comments 3	Comments 4	Comments 5	Comments 6	Comments 7 Comments 8	Statement from other Lakota	Arvols second statement
Message from Leonard Alden Crow Dog	Cheyenne declaration	A wise statement by Grandfather Redwolf	Ed McGaa's statement	Meeting at Bear Butte - May	Charmaine White Face statement	JR American Horse statement	Rosebud and the Sicangu Lakota response	Interview with Arvol Looking Horse	Interview with Bernard RedCherries
Article by Jodi Rave Lee	Response by Ishgooda	Response from Grandmother Waynonaha	Statement by Reginald Littlebrave Sr	Response by Hataca Iyanke	Statement by David Swallow, Jr.	Bernard Red Cherries,Jr. latest statement	Response from OO WA Cherokee/ Cheyenne	Article from the Argus Leader	New statement by Bernard Red Cherries Jr.
Article by Jeanne Svhyeyi Aga Chadwick

Updates complements of the Friends of Little Feather Center, Pipestone MN.
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