(Village By The Bay)

Long ago a young brave went to the high place and in vision, asked the great spirit "Where did the buffalo come from?" "I have removed some stones, opened a hole in the ground and let them out onto the prairie to feed and clothe you, a gift from Mother Earth." Replied the Great Spirit.

As an old chief he went back to the mountain and in vision asked. "Great Spirit, where have all the buffalo gone?" " Mother Earth has taken them back. The whitemen have driven them into the ground," said the Great One. The old chief knew in his mind the intruders had found the hole, driven the buffalo into the ground and replaced the stones.

When the old chief and his people were cold and hungry they went in search of, and found, the stones. They removed them. and there below were the buffalo running in a circle. "Come out! Feed and clothe my people!" Shouted the old chief. But the buffalo had no ears to hear and they had no way to ever return to the prairie again.

If you go to the place of the stones, stand there in the twilight, and if you believe in the Great Spirit, listen carefully. You will hear the thunder of the hooves and the bellow of the buffalo as they fight to return to the land of the Eagle. 

Many of my customers have asked me during our visits about my free time. Well, there just doesn't seem to be much of it.

So...in 1995 I decided if I wanted to get in some recreation, fishing that is, I would have to get someone close to me to do it for me. Out of the world of imagination came "ED".

Ed and I talked about all the things we would do as I made his nose, formed his ears and fit his glasses. Ed said to me, "Have me hookin' up a streamer." At our age tying the ol' leader to a fly get a little tedious. I told Ed that a bronze fly wouldn't look too good. "Make it silver, I'd like that," he said. So I did and ...."Ed's Silver Streamer' was born.  

Mating on the open range is, at times, much different than the breeding of fenced horses. The male (stud) will seize the female (mare) at the base of the mane and shake her or even throw her to the ground. The dominant male will show who is in charge and complete the breeding process. 

Native American women have long been known as hardworking and efficient in the management of the tribal village encampments. However, life in the village had its whispers, rumors about its inhabitants. So we can say, "Things never change." 

This bronze relates the conversation of the woman who is scraping beaver hides and a wood gatherer accompanied by her young daughter. The hide scraper is very unhappy with the wood gatherer's rumor. The gatherer seems to persist and the little girl is totally embarrassed by both women.