Bow Maker Jeremy Red Eagle

“I was a statistic growing up,” says Jeremy Red Eagle of the generational ripple effects of colonization. “I never went to high school. I found myself in trouble a lot. I struggled with drugs and alcohol and addiction a lot.” When he turned 30 years old, though, Red Eagle decided he was going to change his life. “I got sick and tired of being sick and tired. For me, the way to change my life was through my culture.” That’s the guiding force behind Red Eagle’s bow-making work today. In 2014, he and his wife left Montana for South Dakota’s...

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