In Lakota society, when we introduce ourselves, we tell where we come from. Who are my people? The two founders of Oceti Wakan are my father, Pete S. Catches, Sr. (Petaga Yuha Mani) a 37th generation Lakota medicine man and myself, Peter V. Catches (Zintkala Oyate) a 38th generation one. To be a medicine man in Lakota society has to be in the DNA. We are both Oglala Lakota. This is how far back that we know, but our people come from this land if you look at our creation stories for thousands of years. We come from good people. As Lakota, I think we can say that we all do.

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