A Christmas Giveaway Mail from my Lakota friends

Hau Kola,

We are pleased to announce our Christmas Giveaway!
As you know Giveaways are a solid part of Lakota culture,
however living in this Non-Lakota society, we also have to make a living.
Therefore we are combining our traditional Giveaway
with the endeavor of a few Lakota artists who are trying to pay bills,
buy the families Christmas gifts and support each other
in the tiospaye by means of money earned through sale of crafts.

To be entered into the Giveaway all you have to do is buy one
of our items on Ebay between the dates of December 6th and December 31st.
Each time you buy an item you will be earn an entry into the Giveaway.
You will also earn multiple entries when you purchase a higher priced item,
you will earn one entry for each $25 or part thereof spent.
The drawing will be held January 7, 2009. Once again the drawing
will be done by one of our artists youngest daughter
and the winner will be notified by e-mail
and also be announced on the website.

Our artists have donated the following items for the Christmas Giveaway:

1 End of Trail Arrowhead woodburning, ready to be hung on the wall,
14 inches tall, valued at $75

1 pair of green dreamcatcher earrings, valued at $24

1 hitched beaded horsehair bracelet valued at $35

1 eagle box valued at $15

1 wolf box valued at $15

1 Lakota beaded staff with horse hair tassels valued at $45

1 beaded bear paw medicine bag valued at $45



New items will be listed every day!

Good luck and thank you for supporting the Lakota!

Mitakuye Oyasin,

Robert Apple, Phyllis White Bear, Diane Mousseaux

Whisper Rose Crafts;



MERRY CHRISTMAS!