If you look at the members list, there are several Germans. The rest are white Texans, except for two with Latino names. Mary Thunder's people are not far from Austin, including the white guy claiming to be a Sun Dance leader, Michael Hull.
There is one person named Sally Hunt aka Sunka Wakan Luzahan Win. I haven't been able to find anything on her, except that a Wakan Luzahan does show up in some very old Lakota land records.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sd/todd/land/todd-s.txtIn the PDF they claim they were trained by Orville Reddest and now are led by his "adopted brother" Jerry, the white guy who runs the site, Jerry Daniels.
See also
http://www.theredstar.org/lodge.htm"Red Star Altar sponsors frequent lodges in the Austin area, set-up and conducted according to Lakota traditions passed on to us by Orville Reddest — who, in turn, was taught by Earl Swift Hawk."
It's pretty strange they claim they had to be the ones to carry on for Reddest. According to the obit he had six children and who knows how many other relatives.
http://www.nanews.org/archive/2003/nanews11.009http://www.theredstar.org/donations.htm"Click here to SECURELY charge your donation to a credit card
Mail checks to Red Star Foundation at:
Post Office Box 42017
Austin, Texas 78704
OR click here to shop Amazon and donate a portion of purchases automatically to Red Star at no extra charge to you! You must click to Amazon from this link for Red Star to benefit.
Red Star Foundation is a registered non-profit Texas corporation. Donations are tax deductible under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
....Your donations of time, money, or materials can help Red Star Foundation pay for land, construction, support of Reservation Elders, and other expenses incurred to provide these ceremonies. Any amount of money (or needed materials) is appreciated.
Giving is a great way to say Wopila (a declaration of gratitude) for the good things in your life. Likewise, the Foundation says Wopila to all our supporters — and (upon request) offers a one-year email account at theredstar.org for donations of $100.00 or more."
And there's another website where their gatherings are promoted that is far weirder.
http://www.treeoflifefoundation.comhttp://www.treeoflifefoundation.com/SiteMap.htmlSite Map
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