Train Up a Child

“Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of the little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.” ~ Black Elk Thoughts from the Story of Sacajawea -- It is February 11, 1805. The biting wind rattles the shutters of the room at Fort Mandan. Outside, a …

Higher Ground

Boinair (Sacajawea) faced many hardships in her life. Though we have spoken of them before in this blog, we want to look at her life in a different way. It is 1800, in the early morning hours of a dark, sad day. Boinair has been stolen away from those she loves. When she awakens, she …