Cloud Horse Art

Philosophy

Cloud Horse is in the business of building individual human assets as well as community or tribal assets. In the nomadic life of the Lakota People, children were constantly exposed to all of the technology necessary for that way of life and its barter economy. According to oral history almost all young people acquired through observation and practice specialized skills in making something that would be useful and attractive to others. There products, whether bow, drum, war shirt, or quilled robe had a trade value and thus could help sustain a family. In this aspect little has changed. There are still many inexpensive Lakota crafts being made and sold to tourists, however the bed rock arts, that are important to maintain our Lakota culture are being learned by very few people. Something must change: a new more proactive approach had to be developed. This is why our camps are immersion experiences. It is out of this belief that Cloud Horse Art Institute was dreamed into being and founded by Traditional Lakota Artistan Tilda Long Soldier and named after her Great Grandmother, Ella Cloud Horse.

Cloud Horse Art Institute

PO Box 542

Kyle, SD 57752

(605)455-2972

(605)441-2831

mstp@gwtc.net