As the Cheyenne and Sioux retreated south toward the 'White Rain (Bighorn) Mountains' following the Battle of Little Bighorn, many of the wounded warriors died. They were laid to rest in their finest clothing admits their cherished belongings atop burial scaffolds or within the branches of strong trees. It was here sorrowful families bid the fallen warriors spirit good-bye as it began its journey across the great divide. (Harbaugh, P., 1982)
Joan Pruden is a Western Manitoban artist. Widow, mother of four, draftsman with Bell Telephone; has been an active painter for eight years; mostly self-taught; has a sensitive interpretation; good sense of design. (1969 inventory)
