Source: The Denver Rocky Mountain News
On September 5, 1999, the Denver Rocky Mountain News
reported that the 34th annual powwow of the White Buffalo Council,
Denver's oldest Native American organization, took place on
September 4th and 5th at the Tall Bull Memorial Grounds in Douglas
County, Colorado. The powwow, with signs posted stating: "No Drugs or
Alcohol Allowed on Grounds," aimed to be a family event.
Cheryl LaPointe, a federal public health official and a Rosebud Sioux
descendant, stated: 'The stereotype of drunken Indians is changing
with...
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