This 7' 6" tall bronze sculpture depicts Charles Alexander Eastman, also known as "Ohiyesa", which means "The Winner" in the Dakota language.
As a youth Ohiyesa engaged in the game of stickball, which today we recognize as Lacrosse. Ohiyesa's band won this tournament at which time he was given the Dakota name " The Winner". Eastman was the attending physician at the Wounded Knee massacre in South Dakota, 1890.
This monumental sculpture is installed at the new Northern Star Area Council's Leadership Center in Fort Snelling, MN.
This 7' 6" tall bronze sculpture depicts Charles Alexander Eastman, also known as "Ohiyesa", which means "The Winner" in the Dakota language.
As a youth Ohiyesa engaged in the game of stickball, which today we recognize as Lacrosse. Ohiyesa's band won this tournament at which time he was given the Dakota name " The Winner". Eastman was the attending physician at the Wounded Knee massacre in South Dakota, 1890.
This monumental sculpture is installed at the new Northern Star Area Council's Leadership Center in Fort Snelling, MN.