AHC Directors, Advisors, & Consultants
Philip Little Thunder Sr.
Executive Director
Wakíŋaŋ Čík’ala Tióšpaye,
Lakota Descendant Wakíŋaŋ Čík’ala, (Chief Little Thunder,) leader of the village massacred in 1856 at Blue Water Creek, Nebraska. Philip is a member of the Očéti Sakówín Oyaté Treaty Council and Cultural Advisor. He works for the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Preservation Office and is a Traditional Lakota singer, dancer.
Karen Little Thunder
Wakíŋaŋ Čík’ala Tióšpaye,
BOD Member
Lakota Descendant of Wakíŋaŋ Čík’ala, (Chief Little Thunder), leader of the village massacred in 1856 at Blue Water Creek, Nebraska. Karen also serves as a Cultural Advisor.
Harry Little Thunder
Wakíŋaŋ Čík’ala Tióšpaye,
BOD Member
Harry Little Thunder is an Itazipco (Sans Arc) Lakota elder from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation and a descendant of Chief Yellow Hawk, a signer of the 1851 and 1868 Fort Laramie Treaties. He has dedicated himself to treaty rights, sovereignty, and Lakota language preservation through his work establishing the Lakota Oyate Tope Treaty Council.
Paul Harney Soderman
Cross Cultural Consultant
Cross Cultural Consultant and former Nonprofit Executive Director, is a Direct Descendant of
Gen. W. S. Harney, Commanding Officer at Blue Water Massacre, 1856. Film-maker, musician.
Best known for his work at the World Hope Foundation, co-creating 'Sharing The Skies' cross-cultural education materials for NASA and Navajo-Dine' Nation K-12 schools with Indigenous Education Institute, endorsed by Commdr. Harrington 1st Native American Astronaut http://sharingtheskies.com/stars-over-dine-bikeyah-audio-cd/
Cross-Cultural Native American Consultant to Kevin Costner. https://www.storyofthebison.com
Cathie Quigley-Soderman
Administrative Assistant
Cross-Cultural Consultant-Nonprofit Administrator, Grant-writer 1999 - present, is also a Film-maker, screenwriter.
Best known for her work with World Hope Foundation, co-creating 'Sharing The Skies' Cross-cultural education materials for NASA and Navajo-Dine' Nation K-12 schools, with Indigenous Education Institute endorsed by Commander. Harrington 1st Native American Astronaut
Cross-Cultural Native American Consultant to Kevin Costner. https://www.storyofthebison.com
Rosie Soderman
Four-Legged Advisor
Spiritual descendant of the great Auggie Doggie.
In memory of
Caught in Crossfire Woman
Rosalie Little Thunder
"Remind yourself every morning,
I'm going to do something.
I've made a commitment not for myself
but beyond myself.
You belong to the collective.
Don't go wandering off or you will perish."
~Rosalie Little Thunder, Lakota
CULTURAL & SPIRITUAL ADVISORS
Basil Brave Heart — Oglála Lakȟóta elder, author, and Korean War veteran from Pine Ridge; six decades of teaching traditional Lakota spirituality and healing, and leader of the successful campaign to rename Harney Peak as Black Elk Peak.
Ivan Looking Horse — Cheyenne River Lakota traditional wisdom keeper and community leader; active in repatriation, Fort Laramie Treaty rights, and reconciliation, and co-founder of the Lakota Oyate Tope Treaty Council.
Phil Two Eagle — Head of the Sicangu Lakota Treaty Council on the Rosebud Reservation; champion of treaty rights, Lakota language rescue, and tatanka restoration.
Ben Rhodd — Owner of Black Hills Consulting, Hot Springs, SD; archaeologist and former tribal archaeologist for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe with an M.S. from Central Washington University.
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