DAKOTA WAR COAT
Back of a Dakota (Eastern Sioux) war coat from about 1890, originally from John Jay White collection.Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian.
The Cherokee "a-ni-yo-s-gi do-tsi-gu-s-da-a" and Lakota "Nahan Akicita unkitawapi ki Owicikiunyapi kte" mean "We support our warriors."
The Cherokee "u-ne-la-nv-hi wi-ga-do-li-gi a-ma a-ye-tli" and Lakota "Wakan Tanka makoce ki la waste kte" translate to "God Bless America."