To Indigenous culture, the bow and arrow aren't just weapons -- they're part of a power granted from the spirit world, honorable objects that represent skill and, especially when it came to hunting buffalo, survival. Crazy Horse, the subject of the world's largest in-progress mountain carving, was believed to train his arrow-shooting eye on grasshoppers as a child.
The art of making a bow and arrows is an intricate one still passed on and celebrated today. Learn more about this rich culture with a visit to Native communities and sites throughout South Dakota.
