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Tatanka (Buffalo)
The Buffalo (American
Bison) was a major component of the economic and spiritual life of the
Dakota Indians. Not only did it provide food, clothing, housing and
tools and implements, it was also a repository of spiritual power. The
first day observance for this stamp was held at Custer, South Dakota,
July 20, 1970.
The design of the Indian
hunting Buffalo is based on an engraving in Henry Rowe Schoolcraft's
History of Indian Tribes of the United States, Philadelphia,
1847.
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Discovery of Gold
The discovery of gold in
the Black Hills was confirmed by the Custer Expedition of 1874. The
placer miner with his donkey and gold pan was a familiar sight in the
Black Hills in 1876. The design is based on a drawing by Frederic
Remington.
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