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01/18/2019 - Michael Her Many Horses
A Mass of Christian Burial for Michael Ivan Her Many Horses “Ole Omani Pi” (They Travel Looking For Him), age 68, will be at 10:00 AM on Friday, January 18, 2019 at the Rockyford School Gymnasium in Rockyford, SD with Father Peter Klink, S.J., and Joyce Tibbitts officiating.
Burial will be at the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Wounded Knee, SD.
A one-night wake service will start at 4:00 PM on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Rockyford School Old Gymnasium in Rockyford, SD with Rosary Services at 7:00 PM.
Michael was born on August 17, 1950 to Daniel Taylor and Emily (Matthews) Her Many Horses and passed away on January 13, 2019. He was the youngest of their children: Cleveland, Leo (Sioux Boy), Louis, Everett (John) and Rita Stoldt. He was preceded in death by all of them.
He graduated high school from Holy Rosary Mission. He was proud to be part of the class of 1968 and always spoke highly of the accomplishments of his classmates, many of which he had been in school with since they were five years old. He attended the University of South Dakota and ultimately graduated from Black Hills State University with a BA in History that he jokingly loved to refer to as a degree in basket weaving.
He was a noted historian of Oglala History, particularly oral history and old photos. Throughout his life he collected people’s stories and recollections. He kept them safely stored in his large noggin. He could identify anyone and tell you who their family was and where they came from.
Michael was always an advocate for our tribe. He served four terms on the Tribal Council. In his over 40 years of service to the tribe, he was responsible for many successes and advancements. An Ikce wicasa, he would never brag or take credit for his work. He knew in his heart that the Black Hills would be returned to our people, and he was an unwavering advocate for that cause. He arranged the introduction by Sen. Bill Bradley of the “Sioux Nation Black Hills Act” (Bradley Bill) for the return of 1.3 million acres of the sacred Black Hills to the Great Sioux Nation. Most recently, he and John Yellow Bird-Steele negotiated the settlement of the Ramah contract support cost reimbursements for our tribe.
Michael loved living life, going on road trips, visiting every county museum in the Great Plains. On road trips, he stopped at every historical marker to make his children read them out loud and then tell them the back story to what was written; he was a historian to his core. He loved people and made friends wherever he went, from school friends at Holy Rosary to the halls of U.S. Congress.
He leaves behind children Brian Pille, Robert Pille, Danielle Her Many Horses, and Jonas James Holy Rock; hunka daughter Jeanette Eagle Hawk; adopted son Bluch Fire Thunder; and numerous nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge, SD is in charge of arrangements for Michael Ivan Her Many Horses “Ole Omani Pi” (They Travel Looking For Him). Printer Friendly Version Send Story to a friend. |
